Quote Analysis

This is my child, he said. I wash a dead man's brains out of his hair. That is my job.
Dead man's brains- Connotations of Violence, Horror
My job- Suggests an obligation and a regular task.
Genre- Horror
Story- A man trying to protect a child
Themes- Responsibility, Death, Violence
Characters- A man 'I', and a his son 'child' 'his'
Narrative- Short simple sentence, monosyllabic, dramatic

Yes I am, he said. I am the one.
The one- Special, Christ- like connotations.
Genre- Spiritual
Story- The boy worries about his father. He is also special as there is no other children
Themes- Responsibility, Religion
Characters- Special figure, in the boy
Narrative- Short simple sentence, monosyllabic, dramatic

Tomatoes, peaches, beans, apricots. Canned ham. Corned beef.
Genre- Everyday life/ Survival
Story- A list of basic foods. Normally easily acquired
Themes- Food
Characters- Suggests that food is scarce and they are hungry
Narrative- Listed, simple everyday words

Are we still the good guys?
Still- Suggests that there has been a change and there is a need for reassurance
Good guys- Childlike, simplistic view of the world but gets across the point. If there are good guys there must be bad guys.
Genre- Children's
Story- The boy asks for reassurance and identity, this is the only identity left.
Themes- Identity, Good vs Bad
Characters- Protagonists. The man is protective of the child yet still needs him to understand.
Narrative- Childish language, simplistic, generalizing.

We should go, Papa, he said. Yes, the man said. But he didn't.
Papa- Childlike language. Son speaking.
Genre- ?
Story- Although they know they should continue to move they are reluctant to.
Themes- Travelling, Moving South.
Characters- The child is young 'Papa.' The reluctance to move is clear 'but he didn't'
Narrative- Monosyllabic, simple dialogue not much is said. Blunt.

The snow fell nor did it cease to fall.
Genre- ?
Story- The weather gets worse as winter moves in.
Themes- The cold
Characters- ?
Narrative- Doesn't appear to make sense at first. "cease" does not fit in with the language used previously.

Okay? Okay
Genre- ?
Story- There little communication between the two characters, most of it is reassurance
Themes- Reassurance. American Culture
Characters- Short dialogue, not much left to say. Reassurance through question.
Narrative- Cultural, American slang. Short. Never sure who is speaking.

They sat on the edge of the tub and pulled their shoes on and then he handed the boy the pan and soap and he took the stove and the little bottle of gas and the pistol and wrapped in their blankets and they went back across the yard to the bunker.
Genre- Survival 'bunker'
Story- The man and boy continue their monotonous chores despite having found a safe place.
Themes- Routines, Safety, Hiding
Characters- Continues sense of routines. There is no dialogue despite all of the actions.
Narrative- Repeated 'and' shows a methodical process and lack of punctuation shows that there is no stopping until it is all done. There are cultural references through 'slang' and 'bunkers'

Tolling in the silence the minutes of the earth.
Tolling- Bell like, reminiscent of death.
Genre- Thriller: 'silence' of the 'earth' eerie feeling
Story- A dead world with only a bell ringing.
Themes- Death, silence, time
Characters- ?
Narrative- Mix of disyllabic and monosyllabic words.

She was gone and the coldness of it was her final gift.
Genre- ?
Story- The boy's mother has left, (killed herself) and left the boy and the man alone.
Themes- Coldness, Death, Isolation
Characters- The man and boy are left alone.
Narrative- Oxymoron 'coldness' and 'gift'