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Short Story Blink And You Miss It By Alex Garland

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The main theme in the short story Blink and You Miss It, written by Alex Garland, is, in my opinion, being young and reckless. Common sense is mentioned frequently in the story, hinting at the carelessness I think this story is about. The main character’s actions are caused by the lack of responsibility he possesses at the age of which the events mentioned in the story occurred — another reason why I think Blink and You Miss It is about being young and reckless. Blink and You Miss It takes place in East Asia during the 1990s-2000s. The narrator is assumed to be 17 years old, validating the theme of the story since being 17 years of age is very young. The setting is a beach where tons of people have gathered to celebrate the full moon, strengthening …show more content…

This validates my theory that the main theme of Blink and You Miss It is being young and reckless, since the characters are young and, well, reckless. The recklessness of the characters can be found in one main thing. The main thing that denotes the lack of responsibility the characters possess is the fact that they are all attending the full-moon party that is being held at the beach the story takes place in. If someone were responsible, they wouldn’t attend a party known to be a hot spot of drugs and other illegal activity. This strengthens my idea that Blink and You Miss It is about being young and reckless. The point of view in Blink and You Miss It is a very interesting topic of discussion concerning the story because not only is the story told from the main character’s point of view, but the narrator also feels remorse for not being careful enough in the situation which caused him to end up in prison. This strongly proves that my theory about the meaning of the story is true, since the main character himself agrees that his lack of responsibility in the situation is the main reason why he ended up where he ended

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