Apresentacao Ingles Return Of The Moon Man

The Return of the Moon Man Diogo Almeida, Gonçalo Pereira, Tiago Azevedo 11th A

Eric Malpass  He was born on 14th November 1910 in the

East Midlands.  An English novelist known by his funny and witty (clever/amusing) descriptions of rural family life.  He also wrote historical fiction, most of them from themes of Middle Ages and Edwardian Period (1901-1910).  He studied at the King Henry VIII School, Coventry.

Eric Malpass  He had one son and he lived in Long Eaton.  He died on 16th October 1996.  He has just made a short story: “The Return of

the Moon Man” in 1954.  He had filmed versions mainly in Germany.

The story…

Main characters  Bronwen – the granddaughter. She is the

narrator.

 Griffiths – the grandfather. An old-fashionable

man.

 Gran – the grandmother. She’s a progressive

woman.

 Llewellyin Time Machine – he got married to

Gran.

Language and style

 The short story combines Science fiction,

ballads, children literature and folk sagas. But the short story has most ironical, satirical and funny elements.

Parts of the story  The astronaut bit the tong when the space-ship

launched sudden (and consequently couldn’t go to the moon).  “Gone (…) Clean as a whistle”.  Gran thought that could touch the moon or even see her husband.  “Well, there is sly for you”.  “Wonderful it was”.

Parts of the story  Gran thought that her husband was dead just

because the moon had disappeared.  “Damp, the nunnery looked”.  Grandfather went to the moon without any preparation.  “[Didn’t happen any moon adventures before because]The weather was bad, or someone's auntie died, or there was an eclipse.”

Why is the text satirical ?

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