Narrator

extract from : a)A short story ? - b) an essay ? - c) a biography ? - d) a novel ? – e) an autobiography ? 2. What do you learn about the narrator : nationality, jobs, marital status, trips abroad, approximate age ? _ Séries : ES-S : Quote the text. 3. Divide this text into two main parts and give each part a title. 4. What did the narrator become aware of in South Africa ? (40 words) 5. Find three examples which confirmed his view later. (Write three sentences, in your own words)

This text is the introduction to My Antonia which was written by Willa Cather and published in 1918. In this excerpt, an unnamed narrator travelling by train one summer across the American Midwest with an old childhood friend Jim Burden, the both had grown up in a Nebraska town. They reminisce (rɛmɪˈnɪs) about their childhood days and a mutual friend, a Bohemian girl named Antonia. Both of them decide to write what they remember about these girl but eventually only Jim manages to do so. And the

“Love triangle” Characters ... is the beauty (William Smith) .... is the narrator and a waitress ...is the bad girl (Irina) .... is the suitor (Miss Luna Park) Story The story takes place in Budapest in the 30's. Miss Luna comes in town for work. At a ball, she meets William, who is the manager of a brothel. Luna has a crush on him but she doesn't accept his job. They become closer anyway. Irina, a prostitute who works for William is in love with him for a long time ago so she

ou d’éléments de réponse sera indiqué dans la question. En l’absence d’indications, vous répondrez brièvement à la question posée. 1. a) There are four main characters in this passage: the narrator, Salim, Armaan Ali and Urvashi Randhawa. Say whether they are present or only mentioned. Salim and the narrator are present. Armaan Ali and Urvashi Randhawa are both mentioned. 4 x 0,5 pts = 2 pts b) What are Salim’s, Armaan Ali’s and Urvashi Randhawa’s jobs? Salim works as a tiffin carrier / delivery

Olivia is shocked and sad. But the Nawab calms her down and talks about his dream in which Mrs. Crawford appeared as a hijra. Journal 20 June The narrator invites Inder Lal to a picnic at the Baba Firdaus shrine. Because of the heat before the monsoon and the awful journey to the shrine the place seems to be the Paradise. While the narrator inspects the surrounding and wonders about the contrary Husband’s Wedding Day Inder Lal lays down under a tree. After that they eat their sandwiches which

work and privation. The third character is their daughter Eliza Mae, a young child. The mother's name is not mentioned as she is the narrator relating the story in the first person. At the beginning the scene is set in Luca and the narrator's cabin. Luca breaks the news of their master's death, wich implies that they might be sold to another master. Later, the narrator describes how she is trated by the overseer of the plantation. She is whipped while working in the fields whenever the pace of work

telling his parents that he is gay. The narrator starts the letter by apologies, because he needs a long time to write it : he mentions clearly that he was usually trying to write any letter, but he couldn’t express the feelings which are in his heart. Moreover, he also says he has written this text because of his mother’s involvement in a campaign against the homosexuality, named Save Our Children. So he wants his mother to tell that her own child is gay. The narrator apologies again for the way his mother

Part 1 The first part role is to build up a landscape and present the characters. The scene takes place in a car driving on a long flat road! There are 2men in the car! The driver who is also the narrator (it’s a first person narrative) and the 2nd one is a boy,he must be a hitch-hiker because he has a bag and the driver asks him if he’s “going far”!he has just picked him up ! They‘re talking about a murderer they have just heard about in the news on the radio! The murderer is referred to as a

The Brooklyn Follies: Chapter 1: Overture p.1 to p.3. Narrator: Nathan Glass. Place: Brooklyn, New York City. Overview: Nathan introduces us to his life, family, decisions and projects as well. Extract Divided into 4 parts: Part one: Childhood: choice of the place. Part two: Family, Himself, his wife, and his daughter: on bad terms, very negative part. Part three: The routine in Brooklyn. Part four: Project: “writing a book about human foolishness (his and others experiences), memories

narrative structure of this text is, then in which extend it can be said the Christmas spirit is present despite of the author's will to write a particular Christmas story, far from traditional ones. The story begins with a writer's dilemma : the narrator, Paul, has been asked to write a story that will appear in The New York Times on Christmas morning. The writer agrees but he's quickly confronted to a problem : “The very phrase “Christmas story” had unpleasant associations for <him> […]. Even