The Recital

I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere novellen "The Recital" af Eimear Ryan. Novellen har været brugt til den skriftlige eksamen på STX A d. 18. august 2017, så vi kommer selvfølgelig også ind på denne opgaves særlige fokuspunkter. Opgaveformuleringen lød sådan her:

Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Eimear Ryan’s short story “The Recital”.

Part of your essay must focus on how the writer characterises the characters and on the use of contrasts.

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “The Recital” (2013)
Forfatter: Eimear Ryan
Genre: Novelle

Eimear Ryan er en irsk forfatter og medredaktør for det litterære tidsskrift Banshee. Hendes noveller er blevet udgivet i forskellige litterære tidsskrifter. "The Recital" blev udgivet i novellesamlingen Town and Country: New Irish Short Stories.

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Title

The title of the short story, “The Recital”, suggests that the plot is related to music and will most likely follow a musician. The musician in the story is Grace, a young graduate who does not have confidence in herself because her sister always outshined her. The title refers to the improvised recital Grace and Liam (a politician) give in the bar she works in one night: “I played one of Chopin’s trippier pieces, showing off, revelling in the looks I drew. It was so different from playing in draughty practice halls. I didn’t even feel like a pianist.” (ll. 56-58); “…closed his eyes, and sang. It was more of a recital; his voice was nothing special. Still, it was mournful and deeply felt.” (ll. 62-63)