Perspectives

Next, we will look at the text “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff in relation to current issues and other literary works, which will enable you to put the short story into perspective and gain a better insight into its themes and the author’s style.

Current issues

While the story was written and published in 1985 and it deals with a typical couple of those times, its topic and themes are still much relevant today.

First of all, even today couples have power conflicts, with partners failing to develop a balanced, equal partnership and falling in the trap of one becoming dependent on the other, or one trying to impose his superiority on the other. 

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Works in the same genre

Tobias Wolff’s text is a realistic modern story, set in a very plausible historical and physical setting. The narrative focuses on a couple and dialogue plays an important role in rendering the short story.

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Screen adaptations

“Say Yes” has also been adapted into a short film...

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Moreover, here we discuss the works with the same theme.