Perspectives

This part of the study guide will help you put “Sweet Cream” by Julia Kelk in perspective by looking at current issues, literary period, and similar works.

Current issues

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Literary period

in “Sweet Cream” we can consider the theme to be postmodernist (it deals with issues in contemporary society). Also, narrative techniques like fragmentation (Jenny has flashbacks from the past) or “show don’t tell” (the narrator shows us what Jenny is doing and seeing) have been frequently associated with Postmodernism.

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Works with the same theme

If you want to explore other stories that cover the theme of cultural differences we recommend texts like “Eating Sugar” by Catherine Merriman, “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway, and “Home Is” by Morris Lurie.

“Eating Sugar” explores cultural differences between Thailand and the UK by following a middle-aged British couple who are visiting their daughter in Thailand.

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