The text "Still" is a short story written by Anne Metcalfe. The main character in the text is a man. Throughout the short story, we are told, succinctly, his life story until he is 62. The short story is divided into two chapters. The first chapter is about his childhood, which is central to the short story. Here we hear about his relationship with his father. They are obsessed with taking pictures in black and white of a plum tree, which has been planted as a memorial tree for their dead mother/wife. One day a storm comes, which manages to cause a slight change in the shape of the tree. This becomes a turning point in the story, as the father stops taking 32 black and white pictures of the tree. Against this, he begins to take 18 pictures of the tree, with the last picture being in colour. This picture ends up being their last picture of the tree and after this, the main character moves out. From here, the main characters and the fathers' life story becomes more coloured.
Analysis:
Our childhood has a great influence on us humans and lives more or less in our subconscious. However, the childhood is displaced as we get older, but with the help of pictures, it can be refreshed. This is the case in the short story "Still" written by Anne Metcalfe. In the short story, the main character reflects on his childhood. He reflects on his childhood, as an adult at the age of 62. What sets his reflection in motion is an exhibition that his daughter has made, which involves all his pictures from his childhood. The pictures are in black and white. They all are of a plum tree, which is planted in memory of the main character's dead mother. However, shortly before he turns 18, a picture is taken, which is not a black and white image. This picture is his last from his childhood. From here he begins to become an adult
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