Rendezvous

Josefine, Mille og Nora                                              Engelsk      

Study Questions for Rendezvous by David Ransom ­­­­­­__________

1)    Write a short summary of the short story Rendezvous.

It is told by two different persons: Payton and Kim. Payton is driving his car and Kim is “running” away from her parents. At the end Kim gets in Payton’s car

2)    What genre is the text?

Crime is the head genre.

3)    How does the author build suspense?

You may want to consider:

Choice of words

General language use

Sentence structure It is very short sentences

Structure of the text as a whole: That it is seen from tow different sets of eyes.

Content:

4)    Why has Payton been visiting a priest and going to funerals? (lines 10-26, p. 52)

Because he feels he needs to talk to someone about it. And he feels guilty in a short period of time.

5)    What happens at the end? (give arguments for your claims)

Kim gets in Payton’s car and we have a feeling he rapes or/and kill her, because the sound of drums are back and we know that he has killed before.

Content (continued):

6)    Make a thorough character sketch of Payton and Kim.

Payton: has a cobra tattoo, young but old enough to drive and drink beer. (little over 21), tough type.

Kim: 15, in a rebellious period of her life, she’s a runaway. She thinks that she can take care of herself an does not need her parents, but she admits top her self that she wants to be home.

Content (continued further ;-))

7)    What could be the symbolic meaning of the drums?

The drums are often loud and rapid, the instrument that holds the tempo, it could be a symbol of his heartbeat,

8)    And of the tattoo?

The cobra tattoo, a snake, can’t be trusted, the tattooartist was stoned at the time he made it, so it got infected

9)    What are the themes of the text?

GROWING UP, death, drunk driving, rape, guilt, psychopath, violence

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