AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY HINGES BY GRAHAM SWIFT
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY HINGES BY GRAHAM SWIFT

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze Graham Swift’s short story Hinges, which will be carried out considering several perspectives. The perspectives will gain contour based on the dialogue Swift establishes with his readers, as he suggests that words carry out meanings that deeply resonate with the emotions of the characters. Words never leave us without an emotional response, which is, by extension, what Swift expects of his readers, and what dialogism and reader response approaches suggest. How we can communicate honestly is a derived topic, and words are part of this type of communication. What is more, the fact that Annie thinks about reading a poem at her father’s funeral service leads us to think about the role of poetry in our lives, as it offers us the opportunity to sympathize with the poetic persona’s emotions.

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