The document provides background information on author John Steinbeck and his novel The Pearl. Steinbeck was born in California in 1902 and studied marine biology but never completed his degree as he planned to be a writer. Some of his early works were published in university publications. The Pearl tells the story of a poor fisherman named Kino who discovers a large pearl that he hopes to sell to improve his life, but unknown people try to steal it from him. Steinbeck uses symbols and musical themes to convey emotions. The Pearl can be seen as a parable about man's position in society and the conflict between a simple person trying to rise above their station and a prejudiced, greedy society that wants to hold them back.
This summary is of the short story "The Father" by Bjornstjerne Bjornson:
Thord Overaas visits the local priest four times regarding his son Finn - to baptize him, for his first communion, to publish wedding banns as Finn plans to marry, and finally after Finn's death by drowning in a lake. After Finn's death, a humble Thord sells his farm and donates half the money to the poor, having learned the importance of appreciating life and family.
The document provides background information on author John Steinbeck and his novel The Pearl. Steinbeck was born in California in 1902 and studied marine biology but never completed his degree as he planned to be a writer. Some of his early works were published in university publications. The Pearl tells the story of a poor fisherman named Kino who discovers a large pearl that he hopes to sell to improve his life, but unknown people try to steal it from him. Steinbeck uses symbols and musical themes to convey emotions. The Pearl can be seen as a parable about man's position in society and the conflict between a simple person trying to rise above their station and a prejudiced, greedy society that wants to hold them back.
This summary is of the short story "The Father" by Bjornstjerne Bjornson:
Thord Overaas visits the local priest four times regarding his son Finn - to baptize him, for his first communion, to publish wedding banns as Finn plans to marry, and finally after Finn's death by drowning in a lake. After Finn's death, a humble Thord sells his farm and donates half the money to the poor, having learned the importance of appreciating life and family.
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SlideShare is a global platform for sharing presentations, infographics, videos and documents. It has over 18 million pieces of professional content uploaded by experts like Eric Schmidt and Guy Kawasaki. The document provides tips for setting up an account on SlideShare, uploading content, optimizing it for searchability, and sharing it on social media to build an audience and reputation as a subject matter expert.
1. «Jeg har gjort dette brevet
lengre enn vanlig, fordi jeg
ikke hadde tid til å skrive
det kortere.»
Blaise Pascal 1623 - 1662
2. «Jeg har gjort dette brevet
lengre enn vanlig, fordi jeg
ikke hadde tid til å skrive
det kortere.»
Blaise Pascal 1623 - 1662
3. Det er alt for mange ord i
omløp i verden, den som
sier mye, har ikke sine ord
i behold.
(Thomas F`s siste
nedtegnelser til almenheten
(1983) av Kjell Askildsen)
4. Novelle
• kort • ingen unødvendige
opplysninger
• enkelthendelse/små
klipp • vekke nysgjerrighet
• kort tidsrom • gi rom for fantasi
• få personer • konflikt/problem
• antydning • vendepunkt/høydepunkt
• økonomisk • overraskende løsning
NB! Alle regler har unntak
10. Innledning
• Referat: Tords tre
«glade» møter hos
presten, det fjerde i dyp
sorg.
• Tema: «Hovmod står for
fall».Ydmykhet etter
sønnens død, det
materielle ubetydelig,
åndelig vekst. Sorgens
rensende effekt.....
11. Hovedinnhold
• Tittelen: representerer det
åndelige og det verdslige.
Tord har plassert seg i
Guds sted.
• Synsvinkelen refererende
autoral. «Tord ville ikke rett
tro det»
• Miljøet: bondesamfunn,
storbonden, status, slekt
viktig, viktig med odelssønn
14. Hoveddel
• Omslaget: faren gir ikke
alt.....dyp erkjennelse som
kommer av at sønnen
ofres.....
• Faren stått opp fra de
døde????
• «Å ja, jeg kommer sent..»
• Solgte gården!!!
• Sønnen mangler livsvilje?
15. Oppsummering
• Tema: Framheve
nestekjærlighet og
ydmykhet, ikke verdsette
det materielle høyere
enn de mindre målbare
verdiene
• Litteraturhistorisk
plassering
