The Right Time to Fly | Analysis

Dette her er Studienets vejledning til eksamensspørgsmål 2B fra skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk B på STX fra 25. maj 2016. Opgaven handler om at analysere novellen "The Right Time to Fly" af Shirley Golden. Her får du fuldt overblik over novellen og de ting, du kan tage fat i ved en besvarelse af dette spørgsmål.

Opgaveformuleringen lyder således:

Write an analytical essay (700-1000 words) in which you analyse and interpret Shirley Golden's short story “The Right Time to Fly”. Your essay must include the following points:

the setting
a characterisation of Marcus
the relationship between Marcus and Suzy
the title

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “The Right Time to Fly”
Forfatter: Shirley Golden
Udgivet: 2013
Genre: Novelle

Shirley Golden er en ung amerikansk forfatter, som bor og skriver i Storbrittannien. Hun har udgivet fem romaner og en lang række noveller.

Uddrag

Her er et uddrag af vores vejledning:

Symbols

The short story also relies on several symbols to create imagery and enhance its themes.

The general setting of the landfill is symbolic of the way Marcus feels, abandoned, disappointed and hurt by the trauma of losing his only son.

Most of the symbolism of the settings is built around birds and wings which are a symbol of hope, change and freedom for Suzy and Marcus. For instance, at first, Marcus sees the cranes as “giant birds, petrified” (ll. 32-33) which suggests that he feels stuck in his monotonous life.