What are the motifs in Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver?

Friendship and intimacy are recurring ideas in the story. The phone calls that the narrator never quite succeeds in making to his wife and girlfriend symbolize his loneliness and Isolation. At the same time, they also reflect his fundamental need for connection to others. Interwoven throughout the story's portrayal of lonely, isolated men are parallel themes of friendship and intimacy-perhaps best Illustrated by the relationship between J.P. and the narrator. J.P. displays a natural tendency to seek intimacy.