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Et godt dukoment som hjælper en meget, den er meget god...

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Manhood by John Wain (1980)

Questions to part I (pp. 3– 6 line 9): 1. How does Rob feel about biking? Does Mr Willison respect how Rob feels? -

Didn’t like to biking. Because he is tired.

2. What does Mr Willison mean by “The first thing any athlete has to learn is to break the fatigue barrier” (p. 3, l. 10)? -

He was his trainer. Pushing him

3. Why do you think Mr Willison dismounts his bike with “exaggerated steadiness” (p. 3, l. 20)?

4. When did you realise that Mr Willison is actually Rob's father?

5. Comment on the following statement by Mr Willison, “I've got my breath back, so surely you must have” (p. 4, l.4).

6. How is Rob built physically?

7. What reason does Mr Willison give for having gone on this bike ride?

8. Comment on the following statement, “When I was a boy, it was study, study, study all the time (...) I was never even given a bicycle. I never boxed, I never rowed, I never did anything to develop my physique” (p. 5, ll. 16-19). -

Wants to be greatful his son to get what the father never got.

9. On page 5, Rob comes down to join his parents - why do you think Rob is no longer in his room resting? -

Stop them from arguing. Show his mother that’s he,s ok.

10. Comment on Rob's statement,x “I think it's fine. I'll have some fun with it” (p. 5, l. 43). -

Tryning to please his parents. Not honest. 1

11. Why does Rob give the punch-ball a “conscientious blow” (p. 6, l. 6)? -

Feels pressured to do it.

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Questions to part II (pp. 6-11): 12. Why does Rob poke his arms uncertainly into his sleeves? (p. 6, ll.17-18)

13. Why is Mr Willison standing quiet for a moment and afterwards speaking quietly when Rob has told him that he was not selected for the team?

14. How does the mother react when she hears that Rob has started boxing? How would your mother react?

15. Why do you think Rob is “eating rapidly” at the bottom of p. 7, l.22? What might this foreshadow?

16. How does the quarrel between the parents end?

17. What does the father refer to as his “big night”? And what does the mother refer to as hers?

18. Do you agree that it is a ”law of nature” (p. 9, l.11) for boys to fight?

19. Why does Rob ask his father to come see him in his room?

20. How does the father react? How does the mother react?

21. How come Rob cannot remember the name of the teacher in charge of the tournament? And what does the father find out from the telephone call he makes?

22. Why does the father hesitate and climb the stairs slowly at the very end of the story?

After reading the entire short story: 23. Make a character sketch of Rob 24. Make a character sketch of Mr Willison 25. Make a character sketch of Mrs Willison 26. What is the theme of this story, according to you?

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