Alden Nowlan's A Sick Call

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This well developed short story that is easy to read yet with deeper meanings. The themes in “A Sick Call”, by Alden Nowlan were quite prominent. The two main themes in the book where; don’t judge a book by its cover and use your time wisely. As mentioned above this short story was written by Alden Nowlan, a popular story writer, here is a bit of history. He was born in Stanley, Nova Scotia on January 25, 1933 and grew up along the beautiful countryside. His father’s name was Gordon Freeman Nowlan and his mother’s name was Grace Reese. Due to lack of motivation for education Alden dropped out of school after grade 4. By the time he hit 16 he discovered a regional library and would get there some way or another every day. The first theme

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