The Persimmon Tree by Marjorie Barnard Essay -- English Literature

How does the extract affect the whole stratum? (The persimmon manoeuvre by Marjorie Barnard)Extract I liked the manner from the first anyone who appeared to haveher life so perfectly under control. promontory How does the extract affect the whole story?The writer of the story The Persimmon steer, Marjorie Barnard, wasborn in Sydney. She was a novelist, historian, biographer as well aslibrarian in her lifetime. She wrote many books, and among them, AHouse is Built (1928) and tomorrow and Tomorrow (1947) are the bestknown (124 tutorial 30-10-01). Although The Persimmon Tree isgenerally thought to be a piece of subtle work, and we may find itdifficult to get the hidden meanings of the words, Barnard has made itcharming by associating contrasting things. She entitles the story ThePersimmon Tree partly because persimmons represent the bank clerk aweak and lonely individual whose life is in frizzy contrast with whatBarnard describes, the shadow of the tree, which represents the o utdoor(a) world. Barnard has exquisitely presented the narrators complexfeeling living between her shell and the immaterial world, and how theoutside forces contribute to her reform in the end of the story.Obviously in the parentage of the extract, Barnard suggests thatshadow does non merely mean shade that is caused by an target itis the trees in the story blocking direct rays of light (OxfordAdvanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary 1380). Barnard, infact, associates shadow connotatively with two things changingmatters in the outside world and new life. Although it is notpresented clearly in the story, Barnard reflects her idea by thedescriptions of the narrator about the shadow the mov... ... her current help.The story has an open ending, as there is not enough space for furtherdevelopment. We are not sure about what happens next, although thenarrator thinks her heart would break that represents changes toa give away self (par.14). However, in my opinion, Barnard succe eds inportraying the struggle of the narrator when she is put to differenttests (the shadow, the woman and herself). As we read the story,we can see how delicately Barnard sets each character and expressestheir feelings under different settings. In conclusion, The PersimmonTree is a piece subtle and delicate work.BibliographyBarnard, M. (1976) in Heseltine, H. The Penguin Book of AustralianShort Stories UK Penguin pp126 129Hornby, AS. (1994) in Lee, Peita Oxford Advanced LearnersEnglish-Chinese Dictionary UK Oxford University Press page 1380