Анализ текста «A bit of singing and dancing»

«A bit of singing and dancing»

Baranova Ksenia, EG-17

             The narration is headlined «A bit of singing and dancing» written by children's writer and playwright Susan Hill. It was published in 1973 in the United Kingdom. The narration written with a touch of tragic.

The topic of the story is fathers and children, the inner freedom, the human relationships. The message of this work is every person dreams of their own freedom. But often, when he or she gets that freedom, he or she doesn't know what to do with it.

The story under analysis present a woman (Esme Fanshow), who had been left alone after her mother died. The author describes the feelings, emotions and thoughts of the main character. She dreams of learning how to sew, move to London and travel a lot. But without any waiting, Esme rents a room in her house to a man. She was happy to live with him under one roof. After a while, she learned that a man is a street musician. 

The plot unfolds around three main characters:

Esme is 50 years old, spent her whole life with her mother, she has no family or even friends. She dreams of a great life, but limits herself to what her mother would say.

Esme's mother died two weeks ago. She always taught her daughter how to live. Did not take into account her opinions and desires.

Mr. Curry is the man who sells laundry detergent in winter and summer dances on the street for money. A clean and tidy gentleman. Grew up without parents in an orphanage. He was, in many countries, and he learned a lot. He has a nice look and manners.

The plot can be divided into three logical parts – a) the taste of freedom, b) acquaintance with the Mister, c) imprisonment again.

The whole story is presented in the form of a partly dialogue between mother and Esme, partly a monologue of the main character. Even after Esme’s mother death, her spiritual presence still lingered, haunting Esme's conscious thoughts. We can see a mother's voice appear in the story. With this author shows all the power of influence on Esme.  «Her mother had always approved of men who wore gloves. ‘So few do, nowadays. Cloves and hats. It is easy to pick out a gentleman.'»

The main symbol of this story is music and songs. The story begins by mentioning that Missy Fanshow has always loved a little singing and dancing. Esme has always been annoyed by it. But when she found out about Mr. Kari's work, she had accepted it and even got glad. In conclusion, we see how the main character who wanted freedom ­ - gave it to the first man she met.