Borupgaard Gymnasium
Julia 3.K
30/04-26
Engelsk skriveØ (fiktion)
A Gap of Sky
The text is told through an omniscient narrator whose mind is influenced by drugs. It is seen that the story
focuses on the protagonist's actions, because of the thoughts that interrupt the story. This is for example seen,
as Ellie uses slur words, when something goes wrong (p. 2, l. 13). This shows the access that the third person
narrator has to the protagonist's actions, and the fact that she is in a hurry. Another example is seen with the
many questions Ellie asks herself throughout the story. This is seen when she questions what and who she
should be reverent to after outplaying her naughty action of touching the black glove (p. 3, l. 65). This
indicates the long stream of thoughts that is happening throughout the story; hence the feeling of hurry the
reader gets. With a psychoanalytical view of this, it could also be interpreted as Ellie letting her
unconsciousness and desires out. Even though the story is told through a third person narrator, Ellie is the
only character the story follows. This almost makes it feel like a first hand narrator; hence the access to her
thoughts. An example of Ellie’s feelings in the moment is seen when she gets overwhelmed by her headache.
(p. 3-4, ll. 76-84). Because of her intake of pills, her estimation of things, and the way she perceives the
world, the narration becomes a bit unreliable. She furthermore questions some of her memories, when
talking about the “pith” (p. 4, l. 100). This makes the narrator unsure, and therefore not completely reliable.
The following thought of the line “To suck the pith from life” also shows the stream of thoughts, because her
mind wanders from one thought to another. The narration, and therefore Ellie’s thoughts, is controlled by the
‘superego’ and the unconsciousness, as mentioned prior. An example of this is seen when Ellie's main
purpose is to get the “printer ink” to write her essay, but she keeps getting distracted and lured by the drugs.
This is seen with a reflection on the situation (p. 3, ll. 47-55). This also makes it clear that the mind is
controlled by what is right to do and what it wants, as Freud believes. Therefore, the narration appears like a
first hand narration with access to the protagonist's thoughts, but its reliability is influenced by the use of
drugs. The stream of thoughts is also a characteristic of modernism, which reflects the language.
The language in the text is written in extremely low style. First and foremost, it is quite noticeable that most
of the sentences consist of short and direct main clauses. An example of this is seen when Ellie gathers her
“tracksuit” and “clothes on her chair” (p. 2, ll. 28-29). This fits with the many thoughts that go through her
head. There is also a use of incorrect grammar with commas instead of completing the sentence with a
period. This is seen when she goes to the bathroom (p. 2, ll. 5-7). It gives the text the feeling of hurry as
mentioned previously, and makes the language appear low style. Another example that contributes to the
informal tone is seen with the interrupted or unfinished sentences that continue (p. 2, l. 15). It makes sense,
because thoughts normally get interrupted or left unfinished. There is also a lot of repetition throughout the
text. An example is seen when Ellie gets overwhelmed and feels unwell. She keeps reeling off: “outside” and
“walk” (p. 4, ll. 88-89). This contributes to the feelings that affect Ellie, and therefore makes the language
informal as well. There are a few examples of sentences that have missing subjects and begin with a verb
Julia 3.K
30/04-26
Engelsk skriveØ (fiktion)
A Gap of Sky
The text is told through an omniscient narrator whose mind is influenced by drugs. It is seen that the story
focuses on the protagonist's actions, because of the thoughts that interrupt the story. This is for example seen,
as Ellie uses slur words, when something goes wrong (p. 2, l. 13). This shows the access that the third person
narrator has to the protagonist's actions, and the fact that she is in a hurry. Another example is seen with the
many questions Ellie asks herself throughout the story. This is seen when she questions what and who she
should be reverent to after outplaying her naughty action of touching the black glove (p. 3, l. 65). This
indicates the long stream of thoughts that is happening throughout the story; hence the feeling of hurry the
reader gets. With a psychoanalytical view of this, it could also be interpreted as Ellie letting her
unconsciousness and desires out. Even though the story is told through a third person narrator, Ellie is the
only character the story follows. This almost makes it feel like a first hand narrator; hence the access to her
thoughts. An example of Ellie’s feelings in the moment is seen when she gets overwhelmed by her headache.
(p. 3-4, ll. 76-84). Because of her intake of pills, her estimation of things, and the way she perceives the
world, the narration becomes a bit unreliable. She furthermore questions some of her memories, when
talking about the “pith” (p. 4, l. 100). This makes the narrator unsure, and therefore not completely reliable.
The following thought of the line “To suck the pith from life” also shows the stream of thoughts, because her
mind wanders from one thought to another. The narration, and therefore Ellie’s thoughts, is controlled by the
‘superego’ and the unconsciousness, as mentioned prior. An example of this is seen when Ellie's main
purpose is to get the “printer ink” to write her essay, but she keeps getting distracted and lured by the drugs.
This is seen with a reflection on the situation (p. 3, ll. 47-55). This also makes it clear that the mind is
controlled by what is right to do and what it wants, as Freud believes. Therefore, the narration appears like a
first hand narration with access to the protagonist's thoughts, but its reliability is influenced by the use of
drugs. The stream of thoughts is also a characteristic of modernism, which reflects the language.
The language in the text is written in extremely low style. First and foremost, it is quite noticeable that most
of the sentences consist of short and direct main clauses. An example of this is seen when Ellie gathers her
“tracksuit” and “clothes on her chair” (p. 2, ll. 28-29). This fits with the many thoughts that go through her
head. There is also a use of incorrect grammar with commas instead of completing the sentence with a
period. This is seen when she goes to the bathroom (p. 2, ll. 5-7). It gives the text the feeling of hurry as
mentioned previously, and makes the language appear low style. Another example that contributes to the
informal tone is seen with the interrupted or unfinished sentences that continue (p. 2, l. 15). It makes sense,
because thoughts normally get interrupted or left unfinished. There is also a lot of repetition throughout the
text. An example is seen when Ellie gets overwhelmed and feels unwell. She keeps reeling off: “outside” and
“walk” (p. 4, ll. 88-89). This contributes to the feelings that affect Ellie, and therefore makes the language
informal as well. There are a few examples of sentences that have missing subjects and begin with a verb
