The Sandwich Factory

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The short story The Sandwich Factory by Jason Kennedy from 2007 is about a probably middle-aged man, working on a sandwich factory. It takes place in England, presumably in the Midlands, since he mentions that a co-worker of his lives there, and the year is 1994. We do not know the man’s name, so it is assumable that his name is not an importance. This is maybe to point out the importance of his life, which basically is his job and being at home listening to music and read books. I want to zoom in on that in this essay, to zoom in on how he pushes away any chance of living a real life again. I think there are certain things that he excludes from his life on purpose - that he actually chooses not to really live. He has no real relationship with anyone, but it is possible that some of the workers think they have a relationship with him, for an example the female worker, Dot. She is the one who finds a girl for him to talk to. In the short story it is also mentioned that he does not want to notice Dot's bosom, and therefore he is seen on as a freak actually. That is an obvious way of escaping that lust for the opposite sex and the wanting a woman. Also, he mentions that he has no confidence with women, so instead of trying to create a relationship with a woman, it is as if he just gave up on that one, and then later just gave up with life in general. A funny little thing to notice, is when this main character is all concentrated about his lunch, he forgets to look out for the psychopathic man who wants to kill him. And in this very scene, he asks his co-worker: "Is there a knife in my bag", as if it would make no huge difference if the knife is there or not. This line is kind of ironic, because you would normally feel it if there is a knife in your back. But of course he does not think he would feel the pain, because he does not feel anything. He is sort of dead
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