Indholdsfortegnelse
Summary:
Analytical essay:

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Uddrag
In the short story written by Safia Moore, we follow a young boy who also is the narrator. The boy often has a feeling that something bad will happen.

His friend Ivan often jokes about his prediction. The boys take over to spy on the beautiful neighbour, Mrs. Walsh, who sunbathes topless in her garden.

Mrs. Walsh and her family are the only Catholic family in town, and therefore they are treated with suspicion. The narrator picks up Mrs. Walsh belt when it falls off as she comforted the mother of the wounded children.

The same weekend Mrs. Walsh dies in a car accident because of her lack of experience as a driver. The narrator goes over to Mrs. Walsh's brother to give him the belt. The man says he must keep it as a memorial.

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The short story has a first-person narrator. The story is told in retrospect where the narrator’s views are dominant throughout the story.

The narrator of the story is also the main character. The short story follows both his younger self and his current perspective on the events.

In addition to the narrator, who is also the main character, the readers are also introduced to the secondary characters; including his childhood friends Noel and Ivan

the beautiful neighbour Mrs. Walsh, her family and the mothers of the two children who disappeared. These characters are important for the way the narrator relates to them and for their relationships.

The short story “That Summer” is told by a narrator that took part in the event. There are very few references and descriptions of the narrator's physical appearance when he was a child - it is very implicit.