Perspectives

To have a better grasp of the short story “The Somebody” by Danny Santiago and the context in which it was written, it is recommended to put it into perspective. You can connect the story with the literary period in which the author wrote, as well as with other stories with similar themes.

Literary period

The short story “The Somebody” is a Modernist piece of literature. Many Modernist authors focus on issues which are...

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Works with the same theme

A lot of literary works deal with the theme of finding one’s identity in different contexts. For instance, the short story “Home Is” by Morris Lurie presents the way in which Max, a man of thirty-five, is constantly traveling around the world to find himself and what he can truly call “home”.

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