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Clapham Junction By Paul Theroux
*Meaning of the title: A junction is a place where roads come together or such as in this story break up in different directions. This regers to the end, where Mrs. Etterick asks for 'one single and one return to Sunbury, please'. Mrs. Etterick is going to drop her retarded daughter, Gina, at a special institution in Sunbury for Christmas. She doesn't want her daughter around: their ways are separated in the station (although Mrs. Etterick travels with Gina to Sunbury).
'Clapham' is a word that is often used by Theroux (the writer) in his other short stories (not in this book).
Narrator: The narrator is an omniscient and unintrusive narrator:
Approximate words: 540
Approximate pages: 3
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