The Ladder | Analysis

Her finder du Studienets analysehjælp til novellen "The Ladder" af Sheila Purdy, som optrådte til skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk B på STX den 21. august 2015.

Opgaveformuleringen til denne eksamensopgave lyder:

Write an analytical essay (700-1000 words) in which you analyse and interpret Sheila Purdy's short story “The Ladder”. Your essay must include the following points:

the point of view
a characterisation of Annie
the title
the main theme

Text: Sheila Purdy, “The Ladder”, 2013

Fakta om novellen

Titel: "The Ladder"
Forfatter: Sheila Purdy
Genre: Novelle
Udgivelsesår: 2013

Sheila Purdy er en irsk forfatter. Denne novelle er en del af en samling kaldet "Town and Country. New Irish Short Stories", som blev udgivet i 2013.

Uddrag

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Rising action. Annie is excited for the new chance, but she is also nervous. She believes she is not suited for the job: “In the two years you’ve been here, you’ve never done more than clear the big table, wipe out the executive fridge, empty the bins, line up the leather blotters, straighten the velvet swivel chairs. You’ve never done any serving.” (ll. 31-33); “You don’t know what’s supposed to happen in a boardroom when the men come in – you should’ve asked Vera what happens, exactly, but she can be short sometimes.” (ll. 49-51)