I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere novellen "The Sea in Me" af Krishan Coupland, som har været brugt til skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk A på STX den 20. august 2018. Udover analysehjælpen kan du finde et summary af teksten, samt inspiration til at fortolke og perspektivere.
Eksamensspørgsmål
Write an analytical essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Krishan Coupland’s short story “The Sea in Me”.
Part of your essay must focus on the use of symbols and on the mother and daughter relationship.
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “The Sea in Me” (2016)
Forfatter: Krishan Coupland
Genre: Short story
Krishan Coupland har studeret Creative Writing på University of East Anglia. Han har vundet flere priser for sine fiktionstekster. "The Sea in Me" blev udgivet i Bare Fiction Magazine i maj 2016, og vandt bladets pris for bedste short story.
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Title
The title of the short story “The Sea in Me” by Krishan Coupland does not immediately indicate what the story is about. However, it hints that the story will refer to an individual’s relationship with the sea.
The meaning of the title is symbolic – in the story, a young competition swimmer believes that her body has the traits of a fish and is deeply attracted to the ocean. The narrator's connection with the sea is never made explicit; scars that could hint at self-harm and her belief that her body is becoming more fish-like could suggest that she is suffering from psychological problems.
At the beginning of the story, she alludes to having gills, which she tries to open up by sitting submerged in her bath (ll. 1-2). However, she is able to remain underwater for a long time when she is at the pool (ll. 6-7), as she claims the scars do open up in there, suggesting she feels like she can breathe underwater (ll. 50-51).
