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for esme with love and squalor
analysing the short story
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Undergraduate 1
03/06/2017

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1: composition
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look into the tense/time of writing and narration in the following sections: Lines 1-15, 25-330, 331-333, 334-541, 541-542. Consider who, what and when for each section
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2: Autobiographical?
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Look up J.D. Salinger and discuss whether or not the story is autobiographical
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3: Characterisation of narrator
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Characterise the narrator with your starting point in lines 16-24. Furthermore; why is he referred to as X? What role does Esme play for him?
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4: Characterisation of Esme
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Characterise Esme with your starting pount in lines 110-204. Look up the words (get them from Kirstine). What do they tell you about Esme? ALso, give examples of her use of adverbs and discuss the function/meaning.
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5: Esme's letter
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Lines 510-545. Why is Esme writing to X, and what does she ACTUALLY say?
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6: The ending
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Lines 535-545. How does the story end?
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7: The War
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Lines 335-509. What effect does the war have on X? Find places in the text to substantiate
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8: The title
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Why is the story called 'For Esme with Love and Squalor'? What does it mean?
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