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Evil (Short stories with a twist)
Dette forløb vægter med 15%
During this course the students will work with the concept of evil. How can evil be defined? Are you born evil or is it something that you are raised to be? The students will analyse and interpret different short stories with a focus on how the concept of evil is expressed. The analysis and interpretation of the literary texts will focus on obtaining knowledge of the literary terms setting, characterisation, composition, point of view, symbols. We also look at how the author leaves hints in the story and builds suspense throughout the story which leads to a climax and a surprising twist in the end.
Furthermore, the students will once again learn how to compose an essay with correct structure and with a special focus on the analysis and interpretation of fiction.
Læringsmål:
- du skal kunne analysere og fortolke fiktionstekster, især med fokus på setting, characterisation, composition, point of view
- du skal stifte bekendtskab med litterære virkemidler såsom metaphors, similies, and symbols
- du skal have udvidet dit ordforråd inden for emnet evil
- du skal træne dine mundtlige kompetencer via fremlæggelser og diskussionsøvelser om emnet
- du skal kunne skrive et essay med indledning, analyse (P.E.E. paragraphs) og en kort konklusion
Texts
Olivia Goldhill, Are some humans born evil?, The Telegraph, 29 Oct 2014, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11195840/Are-some-humans-born-evil.html
Stephen King, The man who loved flowers, 1977 in Stephen King, Nightshift, Doubleday, 1978 (pp. 175-181)
Shirley Jackson, The Lottery, i Fra Engberg-Pedersen et al., Wider Contexts, Gyldendal, 2012 (pp. 25-32)
Charlie Fish, Death by Scrabble, 2006
Liam O'Flaherty, The Sniper, 1930
Film: BBC Film, We need to talk about Kevin, 2011, director Lynne Ramsay, (based on the novel by Lionel Shriver)
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