Sharmaji by Anjana Appachana

In Sharmaji by Anjana Appachana we have the theme of conflict, tradition, modernity, disillusion and escape. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realises from the beginning of the story that Appachana may be exploring the theme of conflict. Sharma is late for work and is being questioned by Mahesh. What […]

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The Middle Years by Henry James

In The Middle Years by Henry James we have the theme of desire, writing, admiration, loyalty, insecurity, confidence and fear. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realises after reading the story the James may be exploring the theme of desire. Despite the successes that Dencombe has had he longs for […]

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The Shrinking Shoe by Walter Besant

In The Shrinking Shoe by Walter Besant we have the theme of ambition, promise, love, loyalty, uncertainty, hope and commitment. Narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator that reader realises after reading the story that Besant may be exploring the theme of ambition. Geoffrey though still very young has wasted the last five […]

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Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson

In Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson we have the theme of endurance, struggle, poverty, connection, isolation, conflict, selfishness and suffering. Narrated in the first person by an unnamed male narrator the reader realises after reading the story that the narrator may not necessarily be reliable. He relates events in his own life and […]

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Stability by Philip K. Dick

In Stability by Philip K. Dick we have the theme of fear, stability, control, power and freedom. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realises after reading the story that Dick may be exploring the theme of fear. The main priority for the Controller is to ensure that the stability that […]

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