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‘How I Met Myself’
byDavid A. Hill
Name : Marwan Alif Bin Ahmad
Fauzi
Form : 2 (2012),3 (2013)
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Parent’s signature Teacher’s signature
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Subjects Page Author 1
Doppelgänger 2
Synopsis 3
Synopsis of each chapter 4
Character 14
Settings 16
Themes 17
Moral values 19
Content
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Author
David A. Hill is a freelance author of educational
materials, teacher trainer and lecturer on English language
and literature working out of Budapest, Hungary. He worked
for the British Council for 18 years and had long associationswith Pilgrim School of English in Canterbury, United
Kingdom. He typically works in about 12 countries around
the world each year, and also gives poetry readings and
musical (blues/folk)performance. He is currently with
Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE), Norwich, as
a summer school teacher trainer.
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In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger (German "double
goer") is a paranormal double of a living person, typically
representing evil or misfortune.
In modern vernacular it is simply any double or look-alike of
a person. It also describes the sensation of having glimpsed
oneself in peripheral vision, in a position where there is no
chance that it could have been a reflection. Doppelgängers
often are perceived as a sinister form of bilocation and are
regarded by some to be harbingers of bad luck. In some
traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's friends or
relatives portends illness or danger, while seeing one's own
doppelgänger is an omen of death.In Norse mythology, a
vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person
and is seen performing their actions in advance.
Doppelgänger
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SynopsisThis story is about a man who met his doppelganger ; a
ghostly double of a living person.
John Taylor was an English computer programmer who
worked in Budapest,Hungary, and live there with his
wife, Andre, and daughter, Kati. He was walking home
from work one day when he bumped into his
doppelganger. John believed the doppelganger hadcome to give him a message. John did some research
and found that a man, with a similar to his, had lived
in that area many years ago along with a wife and a
daughter – whose names were also Andrea and Kati.
The person’s wife and daughter were killed in a
tragedy. The timely warning from John’s doppelgangersaved John’s wife and daughter from a similar fate.
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Synopsis Of
Each ChapterChapter 1; A strange meeting
In the Thirteenth District in Budapest, a strange
thing happened to John on Monday evening in
January. John was walking home from office and wasdeep in thought about an office problem. From
building came sounds of a door shutting and
someone run out and straight into John. The man
apologized and John saw the man had his face. It
was a strange and fearful meeting.
Chapter 2 ; Getting to know me
John introduced himself. He worked as a computer
programmer and worked in a multinational company
in Bristol. He was offered to lead a young Hungarian
team.He had attended one-to-one Hungarian
language lessons with a pretty teacher named
Andrea. Finally, they fell in love and got married 18
months later. They lived in the Hollan utca and
Thirteenth District on the Pest side of the city. John
met himself in one of the streets there.
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John took some rest before following the man that
had face like him and reached the entrance to a bar
cellar. He then realised that only his footprints seen
while that man’s footprints did not. He entered the
café and asked the café owner about the man but he
did not saw him. John stayed for an hour and had a
few drinks. He had to lie to Andrea the reason he
came back late. He flashed back to the incident
of meeting a man like him. He cannot sleep as he
could forget the image of the man.
Chapter 3; A search
The following day, Tuesday, John was distracted at
work. He thought out carefully the time he should
be outside the building where he had met the manyesterday. The man had come out from flat 7 Felka
utca. John waited the opposite to number7 Felka
utca but it was a useless wait. Then, John went to
the cellar bar at Gergely utca. The barman asked
whether John had found his friend. That night, John
dreamt of himself running out of the buliding and
into someone who fell down. He saw that it was
himself lying on the ground. That dream made him
awake.
Chapter 4; 7 Felka utca
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Starting that day, John would wait outside 7 Felka
utca, go to the bar and then went home after work.
Every night he had the same nightmare and woke
up feeling fearful. He became grumpy andimpatient even with Andrea due to tiredness and
lack of sleep. He began to lose focus especially at
work. One evening, Andrea questioned him with
tearful eyes and he had to tell the truth. She
laughed with relief that John was not having an
affair. She suggested that they did investigation.
Chapter 5; I tell Andrea
On Saturday morning, John and Andrea walked to
Felka utca. John felt happy and relaxed because nothaving the nightmare last night. They questioned
the housekeeper, a lady who had there for 21 years.
She cannot help them very much. John was
disturbed by the fact the man had left no
footprints. Then, they asked the housekeeper at
Gergely utca but got the same answer. They
went into the cellar bar and had drink. Andrea
cannot believe that the man could be the spirit of a
dead person such as being told by John.
Chapter 6; Talking to the housekeeper
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John’s life had returned to normal. He was not having
the dream and visited thevcafé again. He got news
that Andrea was pregnant that time. However, Andreahad lost her biggest job, fifteen hours a week at an
international bank. Zsolt offered to take in Andrea as a
helper in the cellar bar. She agreed and managed to
make changes. This attracted more customers. John
found that what happened to him was called
doppelgänger. However, he did not know the reason
why it appeared.
Chapter 7; Doppelganger
Chapter 8; A holiday
John and Andrea had a baby girl on 16th September
and they named her Kati. They went to England forthe Christmas holiday. John and Andrea went into
Swindon town to do some Christmas shopping. The
following day, John went to the village pub hoping to
meet some old friends. He met Paul, one of his
closest friends at school. After exchanged news, John
told him about the doppelgänger. Paul said thatphenomenon did exist and warned that they also
were the messenger of bad news. His family returned
to Hungary and spent New Year with Andrea’s family.
Andrea wanted John to be more focused on the
family but he was distracted.
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Chapter 9; The date gets closer again
On 11th January night, John suddenly had the
fearful dreams again. He read his diary and realised
that he met with the strange man on 18th Januaryof last year. He had to find out what happened at
Felka utca and Gergely utca on 18th January in the
past. He persuaded Andrea to follow him to Felka
utca on 18th January. She agreed but that was her
last involvement. This time he dreamed of hearing
aloud noise in the street just before the man cameout of the door.
On Sunday, John and Andrea prepared for their trip
to Felka utca with uncertain feelings. They left
home at 3.00 p.m. as they were supposed to attenda tea party. They spent time a Margaret Island but
not in a happy mood. By 6.30 p.m., they were
standing opposite number 7 Felka utca. Andrea
stayed there while John stood outside the door of
Felka utca. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. A man
ran out into John causing John to fall. He ran off andsaw he had John’s face. John ran after the man until
Zsolt’s bar which was closed. Andrea said that she
did not see anyone other than John. John had the
dream again that night.
Chapter 10; 18th January
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Chapter 11; A little bit of history
John asked for some time off work as he must take
care of Kati. He was given afternoons off for a
week or two. John secreted his arrangement fromAndrea. For the next few afternoons, John went to
the Budapest City Library. He read news about
Budapest starting from ten years before then. On
Saturday, he attracted to a headline, ‘YOUNG
MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED AS FIGHTING ENDS IN
PEST’. The story was of a Mrs. Szabo and her
daughter who were killed in a cellar in a Gergely
utca building that was destroyed by a bomb on
18th January. When John got home, Andrea knew
that he was lying and wanted to know the truth.
He explained it and seeks for her help. However,
Andrea refused to help him anymore.
Chapter 12; Looking for the truth
John knew that Andrea had the right to be upset
but he needed to solve his problem. John met the
housekeeper at Gergely utca and asked about Szabo
family but got useless answer. He later went to
Gergely utca and asked the housekeeper the same
question. He was told that a Szabo family was at the
third floor. That person was unfriendly and not the
one that John looking for. John talked Mrs. Fischer
and got the information needed.
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He lost his wife and daughter in the incident of the
Russian bomb that destroyed the cellar in a Gergely
utca building. Janos himself died in the street
fighting in 1956. John was happy because knew the
truth.
Chapter 13; Problems at home
John was both interested and worried by Mrs.
Fischer’s story about Janos Szabo. Although he knew
that Andrea was not interested, John took the risk
and told her about Janos. Andrea thought that Johnwas ill. John was disappointed with
Andrea’s attitude. Their relationship was not as close
as before. John memorised back the fact that he got.
Chapter 14; Another year goes by
John and Andrea were not close anymore. Howevertheir relationship started getting better as they took
Kati to England for the second time in August. This
made him forget about meeting himself. The rest of
the year was good as Andrea and John spent time on
their work and Kati. They spent a quite Christmas at
home and New Year with Andrea’s family. John hadhis dream again as 18th January was around the
corner. He felt that his doppelgänger was linked to
Andrea.
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Chapter 15; I discovered some more facts
As John walked home from work, he wondered if he
should go to Felka utca on 18th January. From a sign in
a tailor’s shop, he made the connection between hisname and the doppelgänger. Feeling uncomfortable,
he had a drink at Zsolt’s bar. Then, he went to see Mrs.
Fischer in Felka utca. She told him straight off that he
looked like Janos. She went on and told that John’s
wife was called Andrea and his daughter named Kati.
John felt sick after hearing that. The final frightening
fact was that he and Janos had the same birthday
which is on 23 October. John believed his
doppelgänger was trying to tell something and hoped
he could meet again on 18th January.
Chapter 16; It all happens again
John had the dream every night with all differentaspects in different degrees. The same was the sound
of a man’s voice shouting for help and calling out
Andrea and Kati’s names. John woke up feeling afraid.
On Saturday, 18th January, John reached home at half
past six but Andrea and Kati was not at home. A note
from Andrea mentioned that they were in Zsolt’s bar.John panicked when he saw the note and immediately
ran out into the street to get to the bar but turned into
7 Felka utca. Just then, there was a loud explosion in
Gergely utca and followed by shout for help. John ran
out and into his doppelgänger with worrying about
what would he found in Gergely utca.
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Chapter 17; We must get them out!
The street at Gergely utca was full of smoke. Car
alarms were ringing and broken glass were scattered.
Zsolt’s bar looked completely destroyed and a terrible
thought struck John. He shouted that his wife anddaughter were in the bar and needed to be rescued.
The people managed to cooperate and formed a
team to get rid of wood and stone. Soon, rescue fire,
police and ambulance team arrived and persuaded
him to leave. However, he insisted that his wife and
daughter needed help. He was helped to theambulance and had rest. He slept for a few minutes
and woke up. The police told him that they did not
get any news yet. John has to answer before being
asked to go home and wait. John realized that
nobody can survive with the explosion. He regretted
not having a deep thought about what the reason of his doppelganger to appear. He also regretted not
telling Andrea abou this dream and the information
he got from Mrs Fischer.
Chapter 18; Unexpected help
John walked alone along Gergely utca, feeling
hopeless. He walked into somebody and looked up
saw his doppelgänger. The doppelgänger pointed
at something. He saw Andrea and Kati. They held
each other and Andrea told that they were saved
by John’s friend, his doppelgänger.
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Actually, when Andrea and Kati wanted to get into the
bar, they were stopped by John’s doppelgänger stood
in front of the door and refused to move aside. Kati
cried that the person was not John. Andrea
remembered that the book had said about being seen
by someone else if it had an important message. Sheunderstood that the man wanted her to leave and so
she went home. From the flat, she heard the explosion
and quickly went to check it out. She was afraid John
might be in the bar. Andrea and John concluded it was
a strange story.
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Characters John Taylor-An English computer programmer
-34 years old, nearly two meters tall-Light brown hair with a moustache
-Working in a multinational company in Bristol
-Sent by company to head a young Hungarian team at
Budapest office, Hungary
-Met Andrea, a pretty teacher and married with her 18
months later-Met his doppelganger – initially had difficulty
understanding the phenomenon
-Feared for wife and daughter but finally relieved they were
safe
Andrea Taylor-John’s wife and a teacher of Hungarian
-Pretty with dark brown hair, blue eyes and a beautiful smile
-Taught John and fell in love before getting married 18
months later
-Did not understand John’s problem – feels John too
obsessed with the phenomenon-Eventually understands the message given by John’s
doppelganger and feel grateful
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Kati Taylor-John and Andrea’s cute baby daughter, born on 16th
September
-Saw John doppelganger at Zsolt’ bar
-Recognised and told Andrea it was not John who wasblocking their way to the cellar bar
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SettingsTime
Present day
PlaceThe story was set in Budapest in Hungary. The main
character, John Taylor and his wife, Andrea, lived in a
flat in the Hollan utca. His office was located at Vaci
utca. The incident of him stumbling upon his
doppelgänger happened in front of number 7 Felka
utca. After the incident, he used to spent time at a bar
located at Gergely utca owned by Zsolt.
John with his wife and daughter spent their Christmas
holiday with his family in a village near Swindon inEngland. The family often visited the island park in the
middle of the
River Danube, to get some fresh air and to relax. John
went to the Budapest City Library
to read up on every incident that happened in
Budapest’s Thirteenth District every 18th
January.
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Themes
Determination in solving problems
John was determined to solve
his problem of meeting with his
doppelgänger especially to know
the message he was bringing to
him. As the saying goes, it isbetter to light the candle than
cry in the darkness.
Family support
Andrea showed her love andsupport for John and in his quest
to find the truth as much as she
could. She felt that John should be
reasonable and support her and
look after the family.
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Positive approach to problems
John and Andrea were positive in
their approach to their problems.
John did not allow his unusualsituation to spoil the family
holiday and allow it to become a
family crisis. Andrea was helped as
much as she could. When she lost
an important teaching job, she
was willing to work at Zsolt’s bar.
Fear of the unknown
From the moment John first saw
the doppelganger, his life changesand he lived in fear. He was afraid
because he could not understand
what was happening to him.
Furthermore, his fear took a turn
for the worst when he started
having nightmares about thedoppelganger.
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Moral ValuesThinking positive about problemsWe must be positive and not afraid to face our problems.
Like John, when we have problems of whatever nature, we
should be positive and face up to them.
HonestyWe must be honest with our family members about
ourselves and our action. Although John had a white lie
with Andrea about coming home late, it still not wise. If he
told the truth earlier, he would not suffer that problem
alone
Believing ourselves
We must believe in ourselves what we see with our owneyes. We may have witnessed something unusual and
people will say that we are mistaken. But, we know what
we have seen and so we should stay strong and have faith
in ourselves.