I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere artiklen "That Uncertain Feeling: An Italian Living in London On Brexit Britain" af Christina Ruiz, som har været brugt til skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk A på STX den 27. maj 2019. Udover analysehjælpen kan du finde et summary af teksten samt idéer til diskussion og perspektivering.
Eksamensspørgsmål
Write an analytical essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse Cristina Ruiz’s article “That Uncertain Feeling: An Italian Living in London On Brexit Britain” and discuss the issue of national identity.
Part of your essay must focus on how the writer uses personal experience to express her opinion. In addition, your essay must include an analysis of the style of writing in lines 103-120.
Your essay must include references to:
- Cristina Ruiz’s article
- Video: “ ‘Total shock’: London’s Europeans react to Brexit”
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: That Uncertain Feeling: An Italian Living in London On Brexit Britain (2017)
Afsender: Cristina Ruiz
Genre: Artikel
Christina Ruiz er italiensk statsborger, men bor i Storbritannien, hvor hun arbejder som journalist. Hun skriver for en række aviser og tidsskrifter, herunder fx Vogue, Vanity Fair og The Art Newspaper.
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Pathos
The dominant form of appeal in Ruiz’s article is pathos. Through her stories, Ruiz constantly appeals to readers’ emotions to encourage readers to have a desired emotional response to her views. Here are a few relevant examples.
In the beginning, Ruiz talks about her feelings after the Brexit referendum results: “It’s a strange thing to wake up one morning and suddenly feel unwelcome in the country you’ve called home for 25 years” (ll. 1-2). The writer uses the feeling of being rejected to get readers to empathise with her and to be open to her perspective on the events.
Another example is: “To witness the bigotry of some Brexit voters has been confusing and upsetting. And, for me, it has hit very close to home” (ll. 78-79). Ruiz uses negative feelings to stir a similar sense of outrage in readers and encourage them to reject prejudice.
