At some point age will creep up on us and we will be left behind with what’s left. Death is inevitable. But is everything destined? Why shouldn’t you be able to change and alter the bad things that you may or may not have done in life? Being too selfish can, however, ruin you changes of exactly that. The selfishness that lies deep within all of us.
Patrick is an old man in his 60ties or 70ties. He’s outlived his wife and has two children. One of his two girls decamped to Australia. His old age is beginning to show, since he has gotten profoundly deaf in his right ear. It had happened instantaneously. Since it occurred Patrick stayed at his daughter, Rachel’s, place. Patrick and his wife, Elizabeth, had intentionally wished for boys, but that …show more content…
The story is written in a third person point of view. In comprehension of this, the author also uses direct dialogue.
Another extremely important narrative technique is the use of symbolism. Symbolism is highly represented in this short story throughout the hearing aid. The symbol that a lot of short story consists of is often ambiguous, and equal so is it in “Sorry?” The interpretation of the symbols can vary from the various persons. The role of the hearing aid plays a big part in “Sorry?” The hearing aid gives us a great opportunity of getting to know other characters, even though it isn’t an omniscient narrator.
The hearing aid is what really drives the story. As previously mentioned it almost functioned as an omniscient narrator, but in terms of interpretation it plays a huge role. Obviously there is no hearing aid that’s capable of giving the wearer insight to other human beings thoughts, or something as “The Loop” but it could maybe be a way of depicting Patrick’s conscious. His age and maybe even death, or the fear of it, have crept up on him, and is making him, even if he doesn’t want to, reconsider what kind of a person and father he have been. Reconsider what he has become. The only thing that awaits him is
Patrick is an old man in his 60ties or 70ties. He’s outlived his wife and has two children. One of his two girls decamped to Australia. His old age is beginning to show, since he has gotten profoundly deaf in his right ear. It had happened instantaneously. Since it occurred Patrick stayed at his daughter, Rachel’s, place. Patrick and his wife, Elizabeth, had intentionally wished for boys, but that …show more content…
The story is written in a third person point of view. In comprehension of this, the author also uses direct dialogue.
Another extremely important narrative technique is the use of symbolism. Symbolism is highly represented in this short story throughout the hearing aid. The symbol that a lot of short story consists of is often ambiguous, and equal so is it in “Sorry?” The interpretation of the symbols can vary from the various persons. The role of the hearing aid plays a big part in “Sorry?” The hearing aid gives us a great opportunity of getting to know other characters, even though it isn’t an omniscient narrator.
The hearing aid is what really drives the story. As previously mentioned it almost functioned as an omniscient narrator, but in terms of interpretation it plays a huge role. Obviously there is no hearing aid that’s capable of giving the wearer insight to other human beings thoughts, or something as “The Loop” but it could maybe be a way of depicting Patrick’s conscious. His age and maybe even death, or the fear of it, have crept up on him, and is making him, even if he doesn’t want to, reconsider what kind of a person and father he have been. Reconsider what he has become. The only thing that awaits him is