Table of contentsSemanticsSentence structuresDiscourse, formality and metaphorSemanticsEva's emotional journey is described in Kindertransport, during her evacuation. The semantic field of fear is clearly demonstrated when Eva arrives in England, even though she does not understand what the organizer is talking about. “Who will take care of me?” this clearly suggests that she is afraid of being alone, which gives connotations of loss. Another semantic field of fear is presented by Eva, when her identity is trapped. Eva is dehumanized by the organizer, “will you take care of me? ". . . "No. No. You stay where you are (barking at her like a dog) sit down!", the humor is presented by the organizer by forcefully showing his authority towards Eva, this gives him more status for that the children conform to him This also gives him an advantage as he plays the character of the Ratcatcher, but his disrespectful actions towards him cause him to ignore the young child's fear, discrimination is shown towards him because he is not. not oblivious to his different background and his emotional journey of separation from his mother This creates dramatic irony, because he is not educated, through the use of interrogatives Say no to plagiarism. measure on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essayEva is afraid of the Ratcatcher, who embodies everything that scares her, in different male characters The emotional presence of the Ratcatcher terrifies Eva, “I will. take away the heart of your happiness" the semantic connotations of "heart" symbolize children because it is what keeps them alive, its dark and mysterious silhouette is ironic because it personifies Eva's fear. of separation and loss. Another semantics of fear is also illustrated by the loss of valuable possessions: “my gold watch is in there. . . and in the other heel are two rings, a chain with a Star of David and a charm bracelet for you. All in gold”, identity connotations are presented by Helga, she passes on precious family possessions for fear of losing Eva. By giving her the Star of David which represents the religion's Jewish identity and reminding Eva of her religion in times when she struggles and is afraid. The connotations of time are presented through the gold watch that Helga gives to Eva, which represents the time spent together, so that Eva receives memories. Sentence Structures In Samules' play, separation is visible throughout the play. Eva deals with separation from her mother (Helga) at the beginning of the play by showing a cold approach towards Eva. The war affected their relationship by separating them as well as the statements Helga used "Eva, sew your buttons now." Show me you can do it,” this illustrates the lack of warmth and a sense of absence of feelings towards her daughter, simply because she wants her to be independent even though she is a child. Eva refuses to listen to her mother by being stubborn when she leaves the house, “I can't do it later. . . There's no more "later", Eva. . . now”, this suggests a sense of ending, the imperative “now” used is to instruct Eva by telling her to do it now as there is no future for them together. The name "later" suggests that their future together is shattered because of the separation. Eva comes across as naive about what she's going through, using the exclamatory phrase "Mutti!" Vatti! Good morning! Good morning! See. I got in the car. I said I would. You see, I'm not crying. I Said I Wouldn't” shows how she tries to communicate with her parents using childish impressions shows her as a young child. Here she is..