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Similarly, Frank from ‘Flexion’ also struggles to express his feelings and emotions towards his wife, Mrs Slovack. This highlights to the audience that their marriage is ‘Like a house on Fire’ as they are unable to communicate. The protagonist recognises this as ”a long while has passed since we'd made jokes I can't remember the last time my wife touched me with hands that were anything except neutral and businesslike”. As he doesn’t communicate his feelings he assumes that Claire is losing interest in him and feels a distance grow between them. Generally the man works to support his family and being unable to do so, he feels humiliated and continuously exerts himself to perform in acts he is incapable of doing which causes more stress to his wife, Claire. The protagonist in ‘Like a house on Fire’ exemplifies this as his injury makes him feel belittled and useless as he is unable to provide for his family as the ‘man of the house’.
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Some male characters in Kennedy’s short stories are overwhelmed and obsessed by living under the high expectations and standards that the modern society has placed upon them, causing them not to communicate with partners or family members.
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Kennedy illustrates that individuals in the text are unable to communicate, making it difficult to strengthen relationships. Kennedy demonstrates this through the high standards placed by society, how people who fail to communicate ruins relationships causing unnecessary stress and misunderstandings and also because of the fear of what will happen if they would communicate. In Cate Kennedy’s collection of stories, Like a house on Fire, it is evident that both men and women alike, struggle to communicate. To what extent is this true in Like a House on Fire? The stories show that both men and women find it difficult to communicate. I've always struggled with english so any feedback would be incredibly helpful! I'm really sorry if this is bad haha :/ Hey guys! This is my first text response I've written.
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