contented upon a rise” and sits in a “plush armchair” while the boy lives near “The High Street” comprised of “Morrisons, a crisp packet, a dog, cars, petrol, trucks, red lights”. The writer lives in a “plush” situation of privilege in which he is geographically and metaphorically above the people of the city, but its “crumbling” nature shows that it is fading away. The boy lives in a “grey apartment” but the long list that comprises the high street, and progresses from single objects to pluralised ones, is meant to convey the sense of industrial growth and the masses that are suffocating the old man’s way of life. However, both characters seek acceptance in their situations; the author looks up to the “Greats” while the boy hopes to end his persecution by “The Gang” by murdering the old man. The capitalisation of both the “Greats” and “The Gang” is meant to convey a sense of reverence and in doing this I wanted to break down the obvious binary oppositions between the two characters and show that despite their apparent differences, both are, on a fundamental level, the same.
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