Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Anil
Structure
- FAIRYTALE OPENING :
- For now, he found the star
fascinating because he
believed in….bigger than him.
- Stars symbolise dreams and
aspiration as if his wife is
enlightened by some magical
power.
- He believes that the world
is much better that it is as he
‘believes in magical
wonders.’
- This is done to shape the
story’s bildungs roman
structure.
- To take readers right from
start where he is innocent
as childhood.
- To the end where he
then discovers ‘sins’ and
corruption of the world
due to coming of the age.
- Display Anil’s
innocence and
vulnerability as
a child.
- Stars create
images of his
dreams.
- Sense that he
has dream like
vulnerability, as
easily can be
destroyed as a
dream.
- Same time
fairy tale
image shows
innocence.
- How this innocence and
truthfulness will make him
‘exposed’ and vulnerable to threat
of headman who could harm him
in any way to hide the truth.
- Childhood
imagination
of rising
high and
grabing.
- As a
child he
feels it is
simple to
do that,
can’t see
any
probs.
- Symbolically
feel dreams
are easier to
fulfil as he is
unaware of
corruption.
- ABSENCE
OF
SCENE
- Scene between father and headman not shown.
- Create an anticipation in reader to know what would have happened.
- Keep them there engaged with the story.
- Keep them all thinking even when
decision is made about Anil.
- Perhaps don’t
want to limit
reader’s image.
- They could have variety
of ways of interpreting
character of dad.
- This would be
based on how dad
and son reacted to
this and came
about after.
- Question readers.
- FORESHADOWING
- No would ever
see the kid
again….ate
little children.
- Perhaps
painted direct
towards Anil
as kid.
- No one
would see
him again as
taken away.
- Dark underpinning
of human psychology
has taken Amma’s
son from her.
- Significant
that only
the
children
are
targeted.
- Could
mean ate
childhood
and
devour
innocence.
- Hints that
corruption and
evil in story will
force Anil out
of his
childhood.
- I will never forget this town and the sin it buries today.
- His
awareness
that there are
sins and also
secrets that
are buried.
- And his thoughts that he
needs to stick to simple truth
and reveal them out to the
villagers.
- Positive hope that may be his education will allow him to bring justice.
- Foreshadows the future that is not even shown in the story.
- IRONY AT THE END
- Give true picture of how corruption is get away in society.
- Anil knows the truth and benefiting him.
- He is escaping this village
but someone has died for
this to happen really.
- Anil is escaping the villagers but so are the
crime murderes as they will never pay for crimes.
- Tis creates an anticipation as to what will
happen next and whether tis will continue.
- Anil says he
will never
forget the sins
it buries today.
- Hopes that
perhaps
education will
allow hin to
bring justice.
- Ray of hope
that whatever
happened was
optimistic and
better promising
future.
- NARRATION
- First person narration :
- Shows he is deeply affected.
- Symbolises coming of
age as now he can see
the constipations that
have been going on and
speak for himself not
innocent anymore.
- Directed his life in a
way it was never
destined.
- Directed his life in a way
it was never destined.
- Focuses on Anil at the start:
- ‘’they peyi pesase ghosts’’
- One world lines to reflect the tension.
- Shows Anil’s state of mind and his fear.
- Make readers
actually set
themselves in
mindset of child
and feel it.
- Gives sense of very strong painful emotions
and let readers empathise with Anil.
- Yet other’s perspective
hidden to engage the reader.
- Focus on dad’s perspective :
- ‘’literally jumped….like this”
- To give real insight into blast’s emotions.
- How he is ashamed of it yet he is ‘despaired’.
- Focus on headman :
- ‘shadow of smile’
- Suggesting nothing will change once Anil has been sent.