Eating Out
Mindmap for analysis of Eating Out by UA Fanthorpe
- Created by: emily_w
- Created on: 09-04-14 15:18
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- Eating Out
- Structure
- coda is single line, in comparison to rest of poem's couplets
- represent death of one parent
- could symbolise mother's independence after father's death
- enjambment
- "not/to eat all the petit fours" emphasis on negative, father's autocratic nature
- coda is single line, in comparison to rest of poem's couplets
- Word choice
- "conscientiously"
- child, discomfort, afraid of judgement
- "adventures" "unknown" and "rehearsed"
- contrast--adult eating experiences imposed on a child, stifling
- "Mother", "Father"
- no pronoun--formal, detached and slightly old-fashioned
- "ritual consumption of lobster"
- connotations of religion and tradition
- exclusive to upper classes
- "conscientiously"
- Figurative language
- "indigestible"
- pun relating to discomfort of situation
- relates to how child cannot uphold expected behaviour
- "choice of cutlery supervised"
- juxtaposition, contradiction, illusion of freedom
- "heavy on my arm"
- metaphor to show how father weighs her down, even when he is old. strong influence
- "indigestible"
- Contextual factors
- CoR
- audience get an insight into lives of upper-class children
- some audience would be in the same situation as Fanthorpe and sympahise
- Fanthorpe could have wanted to show that growing up in an upper class family is not as easy as a lot of people would think
- CoP
- UA Fanthorpe grew up in an upper-class family
- poem is probably autobiographical
- CoP
- CoP
- UA Fanthorpe grew up in an upper-class family
- poem is probably autobiographical
- CoR
- Links
- Grandpa's Soup
- happy & sad memories
- how food can influence childhood
- relationships with adults
- Text 18
- relationships with parents
- luxurious/simple
- Text 19
- experiences dining out
- simple vs luxurious
- dining out with family vs dining out with friends
- Grandpa's Soup
- Structure
- Text 18
- relationships with parents
- luxurious/simple
- Text 19
- experiences dining out
- simple vs luxurious
- dining out with family vs dining out with friends
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