Setting

Published in 2014, the short story “Streamlining” by Muli Amaye is set in the Manchester area in the UK and probably takes place in the present day as the reference to the Tigra car brand suggests (l. 21).

Physical setting

The landscape Jocie sees during the car ride is conveyed occasionally:

The traffic was really heavy. She hated coming to Reddish. It was a nightmare on match days now that Man City had moved from Maine Road. And of course today was a match day.

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Social setting

In the story, Jocie is a successful professional, but whose attitude at work (perfectionist, dismissive of criticism and slackers) is deeply influenced by her relationship with her family.

Jocie’s perfectionism is probably a result of her father leaving the family when she was a small child. Her dislike of criticism is influenced by her mother’s constant critical attitude towards her while she was growing up and as an adult. The fact that she dismisses slackers from her team is ...

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