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†¦Divorced, Beheaded, Survived Kenneth 3.c ’’†¦Divorced, Beheaded, Survived’’ is a short story written by the author Robin Black. The text is written in 2010. The text circles around different themes. Some of the main themes are the difficulties about death, how to deal with it, how it affects us, what happens after, death in a young age and how to move on when you lose someone who is really close to you. In the text we are fast introduced to the setting in the main character’s childhood. She lives in Massachusetts with her parents and Brother Terrance. The main character and Terry likes to play with three other friends from the neighborhood, Johnny Sanderson, Jeff Mandelbaum and Molly Denham. It’s indicated as it’s also heart on the†¦show more content†¦Almost as that mentally she is dead but physically she’s alive. The feeling less upbringing seems to still be affecting her because her husband also seems very motionless and cold. For example on page 4, 94-98: ‘’I turned off the bacon. And kissed my husband’s motionless head before going in to talk to Mark. This is the part where Anne learns for certain that she’s going to die,’’ Johnny Sanderson had coached us, every afternoon. ‘’No more chances. She’s doomed. You should show a little emotion at this point’’. In the lines before the husband has just been told that one of his son’s best friends is dead and he doesn’t really seem to care as the motionless head is the described. Also when she receives the call from her son’s friend about the death she doesn’t recognize the voice although it was a boy she had known for years. This shows that she isn’t so committed in her son’s life as her parents neither was in her. The quote also shows some of the symbolism used in this short story. Her son symbolizes Anne. Because now the mother has to go tell the bad news about the death of her son’s friend and she should now show a little emotion at this point. Al though Mark isn’t going to die you can that say that he’s mentally going to die. No more chances, He’s doomed. Later in the story it is seen how he starts to lose his friends and comes right homeShow MoreRelatedEssay Divorced, Beheaded, Survived1249 Words   |  5 PagesB â€Å"...Divorced, Beheaded, Survived† A short story written by Robin Black in 2010. Death is an issue everybody has to face at some point in their lives. The only thing we know for certain as human beings is that we are mortal. We do not know why we are here and how we got here, however we definitely know that someday we are going to die. 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