Indledning
The short story is about a girl named Irina. She settles into a cafe before meeting a boy named Christopher at the bookstore further down the street. Irina's ex-boyfriend, whom she has not seen in three years, enters the cafe with a red-haired girl.
The Ex-boyfriend has hurt Irina by committing violence in all possible forms, but mainly violence with the blue suede shoe which does not give marks.
Irina gets a flashback to their time as a couple, where she then overcomes her memories and opens a new chapter in her life.
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Uddrag
This shows that the readers get an insight in Irina’s outer. You meet her here for the first time, where you get an outer description of her. It is described what she does, like putting her things down and checks her watch.
Since an inner point of view is also used, an example of this could be. “She never knew when it was coming.
She would sit, like a cat, bathing in the sunlight of his approval, savoring it, drinking it up, […] ready to believe in the blue skies.” (L. 73-76)
The example of the inner point of view shows that Irina is descriptive which is seen by the fact that she describes the whole incomprehensible situation she finds herself in. This does that the readers get empathy with Irina.
However, the point of view at the end of the short story changes to the point of view of the ex-boyfriend.
“Later, as they go to leave the café, he sees the spilled coffee and steps carefully around it, taking in the name on the fallen cup as he does. Irina. His thoughts twist back to an ex-girlfriend.” (L. 133-135)
The point of view here changes to the point of view of the ex-boyfriend, which gives the readers an insight into his view and attitudes towards and on Irina and their previous relationship.
The ex-boyfriend has no bad taste in his mouth, as he believes that it has also been her who has been the problem.
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