Perspectives

Here, we will help you put the short story “The Tree of War” by Tanya Datta in perspective by looking at the literary period and works with the same them…

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Literary period

The short story “The Tree of War” is modernist in style. One of the features that define a Modernist text is the use of a first-person narrator, which is also to be found in Tanya Datta’s story. Through Krishna’s way of perceiving the events, readers fi…

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Works with the same theme

The theme of faulty family relationships is also explored in the short story “Her Share of Sorrow” by Tessa Hadley. The main character, Ruby, is a ten-year-old girl who is quite different from her parents and brother. She prefers the company of books and eventually tries to become a writer herself. Although the events in Hadl…