Her finder du Studienets analysehjælp til novellen "The Chemist's Assistant" af Moya Roddy, som var en del af den skriftlige eksamen i Engelsk B på HF fra den 24. maj 2017. Opgaveformuleringen lød således:
1. Write a summary of “The Chemist’s Assistant” in about 150 words.
2. Write a short analytical essay (at least 300 words) about “The Chemist’s Assistant”. You must focus on the main character, Colette (Lecky).
Include the following analytical terms in your essay: setting, point of view, relationship, the ending.
3. Taking your starting point in the short story, discuss possible reasons why children might shoplift.
Use at least two phrases from the box below in your discussion.
on the one hand, on the other hand, for instance, not until, apart from, likewise, finally, in other words
Udover at du får konkret input til de tre underspørgsmål, så får du også et generelt overblik over alle de væsentligste analytiske elementer i "The Chemist's Assistant".
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “The Chemist’s Assistant” (2010)
Forfatter: Moya Roddy
Genre: Novelle
Moya Roddy er en skønlitterær forfatter fra Irland, der skriver både romaner, noveller og drama. Roddy underviser også i workshops om skriveteknik og meditation.
Uddrag
Her giver vi dig et kort uddrag af analysehjælpen:
Structure
The short story “The Chemist’s Assistant” by Moya Roddy is structured around Colette, a young girl who has got into the habit of stealing. At first, she is punished by her father because she has stolen money to buy sweets. Then, as she meets the new chemist’s assistant, she befriends him and steals a small item from the shop each Wednesday, when the man is there alone.
