Shouting at Cars | Analysis

Her er analysehjælp til novellen "Shouting at Cars" af Adam Marek, som du finder i eksamenssættet til skriftlig Engelsk A med netadgang på STX fra 21. august 2015.

Eksamensspørgsmålet til "Shouting at Cars" lyder:

Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Adam Marek's short story “Shouting at Cars”.

Part of your essay must focus on contrasts and on the role of the troll.

Material

Adam Marek, “Shouting at Cars”, 2013.

Præsentation af novellen

Titel: “Shouting at Cars”
Forfatter: Adam Marek
Genre: Short Story
Udgivelsesår: 2013

Adam Marek er en britisk novelleforfatter. Han har udgivet to novellesamlinger: “Instruction Manual for Swallowing” og “The Stone Thrower”. Hans fiktion kombinere fantasifulde elementer med hverdagslivet.

Uddrag

Her får du en smagsprøve på vores study guide:

As the story progresses and we discover the friendship between the troll and the narrator, we also discover a creature that is capable of affection and human interaction. “The troll was different when they weren’t there. I was different when they weren’t there.” (ll. 108-109); “I rode on his shoulders as he charged, hollering, around the empty market square.” (126-127)