Brian Caswell's Short Story 'The Right Thing'

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Brian Caswell’s real life short story ‘The Right Thing’ is a text that targets young adults and teenagers. In the story, the use of characters and the style of writing has allowed the author to create a suitable text for young adults as they are able to empathise with the characters. Moreover, the author’s exploration of the two main themes of relationships and teenage pregnancy has further allowed the intended audience to

Brian Caswell’s story ‘The Right Thing’ is a suitable example of a text for young adults due to its creation and use of various characters. In the story, the protagonist Gemma, is a teenage girl who has encountered a number of complications through her life as she struggles to cope with her family break, poor academic performance,

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