Examine in three of the short stories how pain is experienced and dealt with.
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Examine in three of the short stories how pain is experienced and dealt with The key theme of pain is prevalent throughout the short stories section in the Anthology. Pain can be highlighted in these three poems as a physical pain or a mental pain. To examine the theme of pain I will be looking at the three poems: "Growing Up", "Snowdrops" and "Your Shoes". First I will start by examining the similarities between these three poems. Snowdrops and Your Shoes both show pain through losing someone that they love. If it's that they have died or that they have left for no reason. They both feel huge pain which has caused them to become disconnected from the rest of the world: "It's cosy in here. Peaceful, too. I've unplugged the phone so that I can concentrate on you and we shan't be disturbed." Your Shoes pg 71 lines 153-154 Growing Up...

