GRANPA

l  Author: John Burningham

l  Analysis:

Characters- Protagonist: The grandpa
             - Antagonist: His granddaughter
             - They are flat characters.

Setting- Backdrop setting

Plot:

Major events- The adorable grandpa accompanied with his granddaughter. They did various things together, such as playing nursing game, going travels, having desserts, and so on. They looked happy when being together with each other.

Climax- One day, the grandpa could not go out to play with the little girl because he was sick.

Denouement- The grandpa passed away, leaving the little girl alone. She looked sorrowful because her grandpa could not accompany with her anymore.

Theme- Remind the importance of family. Tell the readers to cherish the people who accompany with you.

Narrative Point of View- Internal Narrator

Style- Words are easy to understand.
      - Sentences are short.
      - The whole book is full of dialogues.

Tone- Sentimental

l  Reflection:

This story talked about family and death. At first, we could see the grandpa played with the little girl. He accompanied her no matter what she wanted to do. The grandpa and the girl talked in totally different ways. We could easily realize the meaning the author wanted us to know. The grandpa talked in a soft and gentle way. He sometimes recalled the things that happened in his past. Then, he related it to the present. On the other hand, the girl’s words were pure and cute. The little girl might ask her grandpa some questions just like normal children. Although they talked in different ways, both of them always talked in the same topic. I thought the author wanted to show the real reactions between grandpas and granddaughters. Maybe the author also wanted us to recall our memory of being with our own grandpa. He did successfully. Many pictures in this book made me think of my grandpa. Because the relationship between them was so close to my grandpa and me, I indulged myself easily in the plot whenever I read them. I was deeply touched by the simple words and the meaningful pictures.