School Run | Analysis

Her er vores study guide til novellen "School Run" af Kate Marsh. Novellen var en del af den skriftlige eksmaen i Engelsk B på STX den 29. maj 2015 med følgende opgaveformulering:

Write an analytical essay (700-1000 words) in which you analyse and interpret Kate Marsh's short story "School Run". Your essay must include the following points:

- the narrative technique
- a characterisation of Magnus
- the relationship between the narrator and Magnus
- the main theme

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: "School Run"
Forfatter: Kate Marsh, England
Genre: Novelle
Udgivelse: Udgivet i antologien Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller i 2013

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The relationship between the narrator and Magnus

When you analyse this short story, it is important to consider and characterise the relationship between the narrator and Magnus. Their relationship is the central part of the plot and plays an important part in the themes of the story, which we have elaborated above. In the following, we will emphasize some things that are worth mentioning when you write your essay and characterise their relationship.

Between the lines

Throughout the story, the relationship between the narrator and Magnus is in focus. The story is built up around their relationship from when they meet as young children till they are a married couple:

I meet my future husband when I’m five years old. He’s my brother’s best friend and we give him a lift to school every day. I develop a crush on him… (ll. 1-2)