Better Homes and Gardens is a short story written by author Catherine Moffat.“Many of Catherine’s stories have strong social justice themes and deal with the lives of people on the margins - at the edge of themselves and the edge of society.”(lines 157-159) that quote tells almost what the text is about and the subgenre is realistic fiction that interpret the real life of a homeless family. Therefore, the analytical essay will have focus on characterization, setting, theme(s) and message.
The story is a homeless family of three, consisting a father and his two children, a boy and his little sister. The both of the children are going to school. The family lives in their car and the main setting is the family’s car, because the story describes their normal routine in the car.
“We change into our swimmers in the car and Dad shakes the creases out of our school uniforms and hangs them up next to his shirts on the coat-hangers suspended above the back seat window” (lines 7-9)
It take place in australia nearby the ocean ” We’re on our way to visit your grandparents in Queensland”(line 44) Queensland is a city, which is located by the northeast of Australia and have lot of beaches, because the city has a coastline. The family spends lot of time with the coastline, because they take showers, play, do homework and go swimming on the beach. They also go out for dinner and wash their clothes, while washing clothes in the laundromat, they watch tv. They always watch Better Homes and Gardens. They also spends their time in the park and at the library on saturdays.
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