Indledning
We are to write an analytical essay of the essay “Better Homes and Gardens”, written by Catherine Moffat. All around the world, many people who don't have a place to live find it really tough to get by each day.
When families with kids have to live on the streets, it's very hard for them to manage everything. The choices parents make when they don't have a home can have a big impact on how their kids grow up.
In "Better Homes and Gardens," Catherine Moffat shows us what it's like for a family without a home through the eyes of a young boy who was born into poverty and doesn't have a proper place to live or enough clothes.
The story talks a lot about being poor and treated unfairly, making us feel for them and understand how tough it is for families who don't have a place to live.
Consequently, the focus of this analytical essay will be on the setting, characters, themes, and message.
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Uddrag
The main character in Catherine Moffat's short story "Better Homes and Gardens" is an unnamed male narrator, serving as the protagonist. The narrative unfolds through his perspective.
The narrator is a child, properly a pre-teen. He goes to the same school as Grace his younger sister and hopes to become a chef when he grows up.
Because the narrator is homeless, he feels that he doesn’t look like the other kids: “Grace is too little to understand how important it is to appear normal, but Dad and I do.
The kids at school are starting to notice something about me. Just like with Uncle, they can sense there's something different” .
We also know that the narrator wears a school uniform that is “too tight under the arms” . He also carries a school backpack (l. 129), and under the uniform he wears a white T-shirt .
Regarding the Narrators inner characterization, he behaves in a mature way, despite his young age.
He feels like he’s responsible of his younger sister and is attentive to her needs, stating that “It's my job to see she's safe” .
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