family supper

• 'my father was a formidable looking man with a large stony jaw and furious black eyebrows' exposition

  ao1: disciplinary , menacing , formal

  ao2: villainous imagery/ father is stoic and conventionally masculine, presents the father with caricature features almost as if his son is trying to devillianise his father by creating a childish image / geological imagery , stature like, stone heart , emotionally unavailable
• 'my father was a formidable looking man with a large stony jaw and furious black eyebrows' exposition 


  ao3: contextually the father in the story is presented as a typical japenese salary man, who works long hours and arent very 'attentive fathers'

  wi: ishiguro is trying to emphasise the effect of following the traditional stereotype and trying to portray how important it is that children and fathers have an emotional connection
• 'a man of principle and honour' 'i respected him very much' 'it was a mistake' pivotal


  ao1: toxic masculinity , suicide , honour killing

  ao2: poignant abstract noun reflects traditional nature of childrens upbringing, alludes to pride in ancient samurai lineage/ semantic field of toxic masculinity conjures up stereotypical belief if your business fails you have failed in life
• 'a man of principle and honour' 'i respected him very much' 'it was a mistake' pivotal



  ao3/wi: japenese ancient rite of seppuku was the way to gain back honour after a defeat. ishuguro wishes to educate readers about the danger of societal expectations through the generational conflict between the father and his children.
• 'ate on in silence' 'we fell silent once more' denouement 


  ao1: lack of empathy , inexpressible grief , tragedy

  ao2: clipped ambiguous utterances / stichomythia, short turns of direct speech shown as a complete lack of understanding , a desire to end conversation starts/ motif of silence setting conspires to make a claustrophobic , stiff atmosphere
• 'ate on in silence' 'we fell silent once more' denouement 


  ao3 / wi: modern readers are able to infer that the familys inability to communicate effectively only exacerbates the tension between them. the weight of the strained relationship hangs heavy due to the fathers differing views of his childrens creating a clear divide between them.