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Because It Is Running By Theme

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Dreams, about the future, about the past, about the present, all dreams that requires grand choices, choices that everyone has to make some day in their life. “Because It Is Running By”, is a short story written by Jo Lloyd, which deals with the requirement of courage, to make dreams come true.

In “Because It Is Running By”, we follow Wil, a young man, working alongside his mother in their Bed & Breakfast. Wil’s father died when he was younger, too many cigarettes.
“Throat cancer. He held up the cigarette. Too many of these” (Page 4, line 60) Wil’s dreams consist of exploring the world, experience everything it has to offer, unfortunately several things, one of them being the death of his father, has kept him back and forced him to do his …show more content…

It trembled with the dreams of the people in it. Edie was the first person to use it for years”(Page 3, line 22-24)
The caravan is a symbol of not only Wil’s past, it is also a symbol of Wil’s dreams for a future, a future he never got. To make it extra obvious, the caravan is placed near a river, a lively one. The river passes right in front the caravan.
“The river path passed in front of the caravan”(Page 3, Line 29)
The story is written in a third person narrator. The narrator is limited omniscient, as we can see all the thoughts of Wil, and none of the thoughts of the other characters. The story is in a chronical order, except for when Wil thinks back.
The title “Because It Is Running By” and the river are both references to Wil’s life. It seems, whatever it is, maybe his life, is out of control. There is nothing that Wil can do to regain control; all he can do is watch as life goes by.
The theme of the short story is how Wil is trying to change his life but unable to do so. Life is something that no human can control, you do not decide where you are born, and we have no control of this. All we can do is try to live life to the

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