Perspectives
Putting “Faith” by Nick Hornby into perspective can help you connect the story with current issues, literary period, as well as with similar literary works.
Current issues
Although published in 1998, the short story explores issues that are very much relevant today. The first one is the issue of couples who remain stuck in a routine and tend to make unreflecting decisions to save their relationship. Like for instance having a baby.
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Literary period
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Works with the same theme
The theme of finding one’s sense of purpose or way in life has been explored in many literary works. We recommend, for instance, that you read “
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