Perspectives

This part of the study guide presents a few aspects related to literary period and similar works. These aspects will help you expand your approach regarding the story “Tobias…

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Literary period

Although we do not know the author of the story or the exact time when it was written, certain narrative traits suggest that the story is Postmodernist. Works belonging to this literary movement (which began around 1940) usually have themes that are related to postmo…

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Works with the same theme

Some texts that explore issues related to unemployment are “DHSS” by Doris Lessing and “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes.

“DHSS” (Worlds of English, p. 62) is a short story that follows a woman who is unemployed and lives off social security. When her allowance is delayed due to a strike, the woman has no other option than to beg on the streets…