Common Themes In Daddy And The Standing Ironing

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The authors of the four stories have themes in common. One theme they all have in common is love. Would the authors be able to sit down in a room and have a talk? There are common themes, but some are deeper than others.
One of the common theme in “Daddy” is love. Love can go a far way and even suicide. One of the quotes about love in “Daddy” is “And a love of the rack and screw. And I said I do, I do.” She married someone who looks like her dad and her dad was a Nazi as she describes him in short words. Another quote that symbolizes love is when she says “I was ten when they buried you. At twenty, I tried to die And get back, back, back to you.” What she means is that her father was buried so she tried to kill herself so she could go with her father. …show more content…

One of the quotes about love in “The Standing Ironing” is “Aren’t you ever going to finish ironing mother?” That is love because the narrator cares about his mom knowing that she works a lot and she still has to come home and iron clothes. Love can be said in many ways. Another quote about love/ caring is when the narrator counselor says “I wish you would manage the time to come in and talk about your daughter.” In this quote, it shows that she cares about the daughter that she is concerned. A common theme of love from “Rain Music” the story is based on love. One of the quotes that the narrator says about love is “He will be my lifelong friend. He’ll make a wonderful father. That’s what a husband should.” Linh shows affection for Tanh, Linh liked Tanh more than David. The reason that Linh loved Tanh was that Tanh understood her cultural because Than was the same

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