Write an analytical essay (800-1000 words) about Nicholas Royle’s short story ‘The Larder’. Your essay must focus on the narrator and his relationship to his girlfriend and how suspense is built in the short story. Your essay must include an analysis of the style in ll. 23-35.
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Nicholas Royle, ‘The Larder’ from the short story collection Ornithology, 2017
In your essay you must include references (quotes) to the short story. All sources must be documented like this example: (p.2, ll. 3-4).
The Larder
Nicholas Royle’s short story is structured around, what at first seems to be, an ordinary couple, who both share a deep fascination with the book collection “Observer’s Books”. Together with a wood stained locked door, this book and door are key objects in the plot. The story is based on the interactions between the male character and his girlfriend, from the point of view of an internal narrator. This first person narration contributes to giving the reader insight to the main character's thoughts. No names or descriptions of the characters are given, leaving it up to the reader to progressively discover the type of people the characters are by solely observing their behaviour and actions throughout the story.
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