English essay - The decline of the west
The Decline of the West
Sometimes in your life you have times, where everything do not makes sense for you. We all have bad days, but you still need to find a meaning of your life. It is important to find yourself and liv a life as it is. There are also declines in the “real” world, for example the decline in the West. The short story ”The Decline of the West” is a good example of this, because the theme is about these kinds of problems. The text is written by Hanif Kureishi, and the short story was published in 2010 in a collection of Hanif Kureishi’s stories.
Mike is the main character in the short story ”The Decline of the West”. Mike is 45 years old. He has a wife whose name is Imogen. Mike looses his job, because he gets fired and after that he thinks a life is difficult and he can’t see positive things in his life. Mike is also under pressure, because the short story takes place in the middle of the financial crisis. Mike seems to be a little bit weak. “Mike at forty-five, had no idea what he would do. First he had to lose everything.” (Page 4 l.l. 73-74). This quote shows us that Mike seems to be weak after he loses his job. Mike is also a little bit an egoist after he loses his job. He does not care about what his family tries to say to him. “Just call me the Delivery man. That’s my name. But even you might have noticed there’s a financial crash taking place.” (Page 5 l.l. 147-148). Mike’s wife, Imogen, tries to talk with Mike about the problems, but Mike does not want to talk with his wife. He does not want to tell her wife what was happened at his work, and it shows that Mike is a egoist. He does not care about anything.
The point of view in the short story (The Decline of the West) is a limited point of view from Mike’s site. We know that, because the narrator follows the main character Mike in the whole story. We are as readers able to understand (a little bit) what Mike is thinking about. I have a quote, which shows us that the point of view in
Sometimes in your life you have times, where everything do not makes sense for you. We all have bad days, but you still need to find a meaning of your life. It is important to find yourself and liv a life as it is. There are also declines in the “real” world, for example the decline in the West. The short story ”The Decline of the West” is a good example of this, because the theme is about these kinds of problems. The text is written by Hanif Kureishi, and the short story was published in 2010 in a collection of Hanif Kureishi’s stories.
Mike is the main character in the short story ”The Decline of the West”. Mike is 45 years old. He has a wife whose name is Imogen. Mike looses his job, because he gets fired and after that he thinks a life is difficult and he can’t see positive things in his life. Mike is also under pressure, because the short story takes place in the middle of the financial crisis. Mike seems to be a little bit weak. “Mike at forty-five, had no idea what he would do. First he had to lose everything.” (Page 4 l.l. 73-74). This quote shows us that Mike seems to be weak after he loses his job. Mike is also a little bit an egoist after he loses his job. He does not care about what his family tries to say to him. “Just call me the Delivery man. That’s my name. But even you might have noticed there’s a financial crash taking place.” (Page 5 l.l. 147-148). Mike’s wife, Imogen, tries to talk with Mike about the problems, but Mike does not want to talk with his wife. He does not want to tell her wife what was happened at his work, and it shows that Mike is a egoist. He does not care about anything.
The point of view in the short story (The Decline of the West) is a limited point of view from Mike’s site. We know that, because the narrator follows the main character Mike in the whole story. We are as readers able to understand (a little bit) what Mike is thinking about. I have a quote, which shows us that the point of view in