Question

The Exercise

by Bernard MacLaverty, What is the subject, and what is one central theme in this story? How does the author introduce and develop this theme throughout the text?

Answer 1

The subject of the story is the experience of a young boy named Kevin dealing with his home life as well as his schoolwork. The author describes an incident in which Kevin’s teacher punishes and humiliates him for not knowing the right answers.

One of the central themes of the story is that a father’s love can protect and support children when they are going through problems or hard times. For example, the author shows the deep and loving bond between Kevin and his dad when he describes how much the children love having their father home from work and how Kevin’s father tries to help him with schoolwork.

Answer 2

One central theme in the story :
Strict teacher way in educating his student.

The story tells about a teacher that often use corporal punishment such as caning to teach discipline to his student.

One of the subject of the story is when a young boy is punished because rather than doing his homework himself, his father do it for him

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