“Live like a dog, alone” is about a woman called Miriam who has just been picked up by a taxi, after a visit to the hospital. She is talking to the driver who has just said “Now I live like a dog, alone” (l.1), and this is the pivotal point of the story. They talk together about life, and of how miserable his is. She tries to cheer him up, and is at the same time considering her own life. She is divorced from a man who left her flat broke for a young actress. However she got a job and was voted Businesswoman of the year. After a
hurried ride through London’s streets they arrive at Miriam’s house and she invites the driver to come in to have a cup of coffee – actually he asks her first, but she lets him in.
Opgave 2) Miriam and the life she lives
When reading the story you find out that the main character Miriam is an extremely caring person who needs to make sure that everybody is happy and satisfied.
It is not only the caring site of her that is a problem. It seems like she is a much stressed person who needs to have everything under control, but her life still needs to happen in a bit of a rush. She has just been to the hospital - which apparently happens quite often – and she does not bother at all. It has just become a part of her life.
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