Select a novel or short story in which you found a thought provoking theme. State what the theme is and discuss what part the plot played in conveying the theme and to what extent the theme was conveyed by other means(e.g. setting, character, imagery, narrative, structure and irony).

The short story "The Telegram" written by Iain Crichton Smith, is one which carries a thought provoking theme. In "The Telegram" this theme is isolation. The short story is set on a remote island during the second world war, and the majority of young men have left home and joined the Navy in order to serve their country. Isolation is the main theme of the story and the plot of the story, centred around two women who both have sons in the war, illustrates how they are isolated from the people they love most in the world, and...