Perspectives

In what follows, we advise you to look at the short story “Love in the Suburbs” by Maeve Binchy from different angles, such as the literary period or works with the same them…

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Literary period

The short story “Love in the Suburbs” is a modernist piece of fiction. Although the text follows a traditional plot line, note that the author’s focus is not on the plot but on the development and on the evolution of the main character. This is an important moder…

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Works with the same theme

When it comes to the theme of peer pressure, we advise you to take a look at two short stories that focus on the lives of children and teenagers. The first story is “Celia Behind Me” by Isabel Huggan, which focuses on a girl’s efforts to be liked and accepted by her friends. To do so, because of peer pressure, the girl changes her behaviour and bullies Celia, a sickly and lonely child. The second short story i…