Structure
1. Sets the tone by playing with reader’s expectations “Einen schönen Tages”
2. Climax “eines chönen Tages wurde er eingelanden” – proof that he’s ‘made it’
3. Twist – everything he’s worked for is useless
Language
1. Although the story’s from Hunne’s viewpoint, Imperfect distances readers from the character e.g. echt zu sein schien.
2. Subjenctive shows that Hunne’s and Author’s thoughts are not the same e.g. “er fände”
3. Direct Speech – only the punchline at the end
4. Adjectives romanticising Hunne’s ulture e.g. wunderschöne rötlichen Johathan Äpfel”
Imagery
Constant comparisons between before and after Hunne came to the West e.g. “Sauren Wein der hunnische Sandhügel”
Humour
Playful with reader’s expectations. E.g. with the title (conjours certain images) and then beginning para – “er kam mit dem D-Zug”.
Satire
Gently mocking the Hunne by distancing and exaggerations e.g. gallons of coke “trank Kaffee massenweiβe
Frustration
At the Hunne because for what he is throwing away. Imagery and adjectives lead to this.
Irony
We are aware that what the Hune thinks he is doing, is not actually what he is achieving. He is doing the reverse of what the traditional old Hunn’s did – destroying culture, but this time he is destroying his own culture by embracing another, instead of destroying another and forcing them to abide by the Hunn rules.
Tone
Lighthearted but subtly suggesting criticism
Message
Be yourself;value unmaterialistic things;don’t succumb to superficiality; don’t become an empty shell.
1. Sets the tone by playing with reader’s expectations “Einen schönen Tages”
2. Climax “eines chönen Tages wurde er eingelanden” – proof that he’s ‘made it’
3. Twist – everything he’s worked for is useless
Language
1. Although the story’s from Hunne’s viewpoint, Imperfect distances readers from the character e.g. echt zu sein schien.
2. Subjenctive shows that Hunne’s and Author’s thoughts are not the same e.g. “er fände”
3. Direct Speech – only the punchline at the end
4. Adjectives romanticising Hunne’s ulture e.g. wunderschöne rötlichen Johathan Äpfel”
Imagery
Constant comparisons between before and after Hunne came to the West e.g. “Sauren Wein der hunnische Sandhügel”
Humour
Playful with reader’s expectations. E.g. with the title (conjours certain images) and then beginning para – “er kam mit dem D-Zug”.
Satire
Gently mocking the Hunne by distancing and exaggerations e.g. gallons of coke “trank Kaffee massenweiβe
Frustration
At the Hunne because for what he is throwing away. Imagery and adjectives lead to this.
Irony
We are aware that what the Hune thinks he is doing, is not actually what he is achieving. He is doing the reverse of what the traditional old Hunn’s did – destroying culture, but this time he is destroying his own culture by embracing another, instead of destroying another and forcing them to abide by the Hunn rules.
Tone
Lighthearted but subtly suggesting criticism
Message
Be yourself;value unmaterialistic things;don’t succumb to superficiality; don’t become an empty shell.
