Sophie's choice, Styron, William
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Plaats van uitgifte : LondonUitgever: Picador
Jaar van uitgifte: 1992
Druk: eerste druk 1979
1) In welk van de onderstaande groepen hoort volgnes jou dit boek thuis?
- Psychologische roman - Historische roman2) Hoe wordt het boek verteld?
- In de ik-vorm2a) Wat is de functie van de ik-figuur?
- De ik-figuur neemt dee aan het gebeuren als een van de hoofdpersonen3) Hoe is het taalgebruik?
- Normale gemeenzame taal, soms een beetje moeilijk3a) Motiveer het taalgebruik.
The language used in this book is quite normal. This is quite logical since it’s a modern book. Sometimes there were some hard words. What I really admired about the book is the way the writer switched over for one use of language to another. Sophie, the main character, doesn’t speak English very well. So when she speaks the language is a bit messed up. But then it switches back to normal when she stops speaking.4) Geef aan hoe het boek gestructureerd is.
The book is divided into 16 chapters.5) Geef aan hoe het zit met de hoofdpersonen.
- Er zijn meerdere hoofdpersonen. De namen van de hoofdpersonen zijn: Sophie, Nathan and Stingo.5c) Wat zijn de belangrijkste relaties tussen deze personen?
Nathan and Sophie are lovers. Stingo is a guy living in the same house as they do. The three of them become friends. Stingo is secretly in love with Sophie.The relations do not really change that much. Sometimes Nathan becomes crazy for a while. He and Sophie brake up then. But when his crazy mood is over everything goes back to normal. In the end Sophie sleeps with Stingo. But Sophie is still in love with Nathan.
6) Wat is het thema, de algemene kernegedachte van het boek?
The book is about a tragedy. The tragedy of life. The things that happen in someone’s life can change that person for good. It can destroy them, or it can make them stronger if they overcome their grief. It’s important to go on, to live your life.Wat is het specifieke probleem waarmee de hoofdpersonen geconfronterd worden?
In this book the main characters are confronted with the hard side of life. Sophie is trying to cope with her experiences in Auschwitz. These experiences have left big scares on her spirit and she doesn’t know had to handle the pain she’s having. Nathan is making the problem worse because of his mental illness. This makes him do things that mess up Sophie’s head even more. But Sophie loves him until death. Stingo is getting mixed up in the troubles of these two people and is feeling helpless because he can’t do anything to stop the problem fro getting worse.
Wordt dit probleem opgelost?
No the problem doesn’t get solved. Sophie and nathan can’t take life anymore so they kill themselves. Stingo realizes that he has to live with this experience and has to move on.