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    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I"
    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I"
    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I"
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    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I"

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    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 27, 2016
    ISBN9781535823173
    A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I"

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      A Study Guide for Peter Lagerkvist's "Father and I" - Gale

      11

      Father and I

      Paär Lagerkvist

      1924

      Introduction

      Swedish author Pa¨ r (Peter) Lagerkvist earned a reputation as one of the preeminent Swedish writers of the twentieth century, having written prolifically in a variety of genres, including short stories, novels, and poetry. His short story Father and I was originally published in 1924 in Swedish as Far och jag. It was translated into English by Alan Blair and published in the 1954 collection of Lagerkvist's short stories The Marriage Feast. The work exemplifies Lagerkvist's simple, precise style. Centered on a walk through the woods shared between father and son, the story, which is told from the nine-yearold child's point of view, begins on a Sunday afternoon and is initially light and carefree in tone. As the sun sets and the sky begins to darken, so does the story's tone. The child begins to grow fearful, and he is terrified to discover that he is not reassured by his father's attempt to comfort him. The father places his trust in God, yet the son finds only a heightened sense of panic when considering God's omnipresence. Lagerkvist offers no resolution at the story's conclusion; the work ends with the child fearing a lifetime of darkness and uncertainty. While the father-son relationship is at the heart of the story, the reference to God infuses the story with religious significance, and the child's fear and distrust take on deeper meaning than if he had simply questioned his father and his beliefs. Light and darkness also take on symbolic import when regarded within the context of the story's spiritual themes.

      Author Biography

      Born on May 23, 1891, in the town of Va¨ jo¨ in Sweden, Lagerkvist (whose surname was originally spelled Lagerqvist) was the youngest of the seven children of Anders Johan Lagerqvist and Johanna Blad. His father was a railway foreman. Having themselves been raised in the rural country of the province of Sma¢ª land, in which the town of Va¨ jo¨

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