Gap of Sky

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A Gap of sky Individualism is a keyword in postmodern society. We are left with freedom to choose whatever we want of life. But young people are exposed to an insane amount of pressure, responsibility and expectations. Youth is often characterized by desire and a feeling of invincibility. It’s in youth a person truly provides background for what the personality of the person concerned contains. Sometimes the feeling of freedom leads to a fear of going in the wrong direction. This is also the case in the short story A Gap of Sky by Anna Hope. It’s about a young girl who finds herself alone in the freedom of postmodern society. She is one out of many youngsters, who are in an environment with drugs, alcohol and addiction. The story is about the nineteen year old Ellie, who is a regular teenager, who lives in London and studies at UCL. The only thing that might separate her from the crowd is how she spends her nights. Instead of staying home doing homework, Ellie is partying. She tries not to care, and distances herself from reality. In the story, Ellie wakes up from a wild night with alcohol and drugs. The basic storyline is that Ellie has a paper due for the next day, which she hasn’t started on. Apparently Ellie hasn’t applied herself enough at school, and risks getting kicked out, if she doesn’t hand in her assignments. To make matters worse, Ellie is all out of printer ink, and she decides to buy some. On her way, she is faced with a few obstacles, and has to redirect herself in order to reach her destination. Through the plot she sees new signs that lead to new thoughts and points of views. From the beginning of the story, we face the hard fact of a young woman who skips school and who is lost in life. She is lonely, and drugs are her way of escaping the loneliness and emptiness she feels. She is caught between her parents’ expectations, social obligations
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