Also when he goes to the kitchen to make coffee, he is also confined to a small space. There is the instance when Slater sits in the hallway on the chair, he has nowhere else to go. Again this suggests the idea or theme of paralysis, of going nowhere.Ĭarver explores the theme of paralysis to a fuller detail while Aubrey Bell is in the house, vacuuming and shampooing the carpets. Later the reader realises that Slater doesn’t get any news and is to remain in the same place (stuck at home). It is also interesting that Slater tells the reader that he is waiting on news, so that he can start a job up north. Again there is a sense of confinement which may further suggest the idea of paralysis or a sense of not going anywhere. All the action takes place indoors, in Slater’s home. The setting of the story is also important. This is significant as it would suggest very little movement, something that is mirrored throughout the story. The reader finds that Slater is lying on his sofa. From the beginning of the story, Carver explores the theme of paralysis. Taken from his Will You Please Be Quiet, Please collection the story is narrated in the first person by a man called (at least the reader believes it to be) Mr Slater. In Collectors by Raymond Carver we have the theme of paralysis, identity and privacy.
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