I denne guide hjælper vi dig med at analysere novellen "The Tree of War" af Tanya Datta. Herunder kommer vi desuden ind på fokuspunkterne fra den skriftlige eksamen på STX A, d. 18. august 2017. Opgaveformuleringen lød sådan her:
Write an analytical essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Tanya Datta’s short story “The Tree of War”.
Part of your essay must focus on the narrative technique and on the father and son relationship.
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “The Tree of War” (2012)
Forfatter: Tanya Datta
Genre: Novelle
Tanya Datta (f. 1972) er en britisk forfatter og radio- og tv-journalist med asiatiske rødder. Hendes novelle "The Tree of War" blev udgivet i The Mechanics Institute Review, som er en litterær antologi, der udgives årligt af Birkbeck, University of London.
Uddrag
Nedenfor kan du se et kort uddrag af vores analysehjælp, som giver et indblik i, hvad vi kan tilbyde:
Title
The title of the story refers to the tree in which Krishna and his friends play a game they call “Nuclear War” (l. 10): “The best thing about our game is that it has to be played in a tree. The one we call the Monkey Tree.” (ll. 26-27)
The tree is welcoming and it is the place that represents safety and comfort, the place where Krishna feels relaxed. Furthermore, the tree is an important symbolic element because it reminds Krishna of the importance of making a decision and staying faithful to it:
I love that tree. No matter what, it’s always there for me, always within reach, and as I imagine myself clinging onto its branches, I feel something surge through me. It’s clear what I must do. There is no other solution. It’s the only way to make the madness stop. (ll. 148-151)
