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What is the theme of the story, 'The Address'?

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Answered by loxia
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The Address by Marga Minco revolves around the theme of crisis that we as an individual encounter in our daily life. War brings destruction, pain, and loss of lives which impact humans in various ways. However, this story speaks about the narrator and mother's life how they are disrupted due to war.

Answered by JackelineCasarez
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Dehumanizing effect of war in human lives.

Explanation:

  • Marga Minco's short story 'The Address' discusses the pain and sufferings brought by war to the individuals and the challenges they had to face in order to bring resolutions to the situation of crisis.
  • The key idea that the author emphasizes is to portray the disruption and the catastrophic impact that war has brought to the life of narrator and her mother.
  • However, the author also comments upon the memories by saying that they 'lose their value when seen again or detached from the context' and suggest that such painful past must be 'retrieved' and they need to move on in life.
  • Yet, the central idea that the story discusses is the emotional distortion caused by war.

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