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Short Story Revision

Short Story Revision. ‘The Outsider’ Graeme Lay. Context – General Plot. Use the following words to write a 2-3 line summary of ‘The Outsider’ plot. ‘The Outsider’ is about… Karl Sikowsky American tourist Kaimara Surfing Justine Love Pregnant Abandoned Afraid

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Short Story Revision

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  1. Short Story Revision ‘The Outsider’ Graeme Lay

  2. Context – General Plot • Use the following words to write a 2-3 line summary of ‘The Outsider’ plot. • ‘The Outsider’ is about… Karl Sikowsky American tourist Kaimara Surfing Justine Love Pregnant Abandoned Afraid Tied down Obsessed Local Bach Deserted NZ

  3. ‘The Outsider’ is about… • Karl Sikowsy, an American tourist who arrives in Kaimara to surf. Justine, a young local girl falls in love with him and becomes pregnant. Karl abandons her and leaves Kaimara as he is afraid of being tied down and obsessed with surfing. Justine returns to Karl’s bach to find it deserted.

  4. Important Details: Main character: Karl Sikowsky and Justine Minor Characters: The townspeople Narration: Omniscient Important Relationship: Karl Sikowsky and Justine Theme: Destructive nature of obsession. Setting: NZ, Kaimara beach Important moment / Twist: When Justine returns to the bach to find Karl has abandoned her – she is left pregnant and alone. Techniques: Symbolism, Dialogue, Metaphor, Setting, Contrast

  5. Key Quotes: • “The beach was deserted…not a soul in sight” • “the town concentrated its passions on the rugby…but he showed not the slightest interest.” • “for him riding the waves was not a sport, it was a life force” • “…he might leave and that thought was unbearable to her” • “the beach and the little house became their entire world” • “all the photos had been taken from the walls, all except one of two people walking on the beach.”

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