Perspectives

Looking at the text from a broader perspective can help you write a better analysis and show that you are able to make associations between the story “Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon” by Jackie Kay and the literary period or similar works.

Current issues

“Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon” was published relatively recently, in 2013. The topics the narrative approaches— loneliness, imagination, or the treatment of the elderly— are current and relevant.

Loneliness is a universal issue, but when it comes to middle-aged and elderly people it can also be a very current social reality. It is a well-known fact that...

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Literary period

Published in 2013, the short story is a contemporary literary work. The story exhibits features of modernist literature. The narrative technique, stream of consciousness...

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Works with the same theme

For the theme of loneliness, we encourage you to read the short story “Shopping for One” by Anne Cassidy (The Lift, pp. 21). In the short story, a woman needs to overcome her embarrassment of shopping for one in a supermarket.

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