Theme ‘Insignificant gestures’ is one of the main themes in this text. The narrator makes an insignificant gesture, when he gives Celia the opportunity of drawing, since the gesture is effortless. The African nurse makes an insignificant gesture as well, when she listens to the narrator, since this gesture is also effortless. Although these gestures seem to be insignificant, they turn out to mean a lot to the persons they are directed to. We therefore think, that the message of the story is, that the insignificant gestures are the ones that matter the most.
‘Insignificant gestures’ is one of the main themes in this text. The narrator makes an insignificant gesture, when he gives Celia the opportunity of drawing, since the gesture is effortless. The African nurse makes an insignificant gesture as well, when she listens to the narrator, since this gesture is also effortless. Although these gestures seem to be insignificant, they turn out to mean a lot to the persons they are directed to. We therefore think, that the message of the story is, that the insignificant gestures are the ones that matter the most.
By Julie B. 2.y