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THE TELEGRAM Iain Crichton Smith's short story "The Telegram" tells of the escalating fear of two women, as the village elder draws ever closer to their houses, grasping a War Office telegram, which could contain news of the death of one of their sons. Iain Crichton Smith has two main themes in this story. Anyone, no matter how far they are from the front line can be affected by war and the only comfort that they can receive is given by someone who understands what they are going through. The author portrays these themes by his use of setting, plot development, character comparison and his effective surprise ending. However, prior to explaining these aspects in more detail I shall give a brief summary of the story. The story begins with two women, one fat and one thin, sitting drinking tea in the thin woman's house. They are keeping a wary...

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