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Interpretations of the Last Two Paragraphs In Our Nicky’s Heart Name: Student Number: Class: 4 Abstract The last two paragraphs in Our Nicky’s Heart seem to be Mark’s fuss about his mother’s decision, but there is more to be explored, such as, why does Mark say so? Is Mark negative or positive to his mother’s decision to donate Nicky’s heart? Does Mark envy Nicky? What is Swift likely to express through the tone of Mark? And how do the last two paragraphs contribute to the themes of the story? There are several possible interpretations of the last two paragraphs. Above all, I think, the last two paragraphs also indicate a question of feminine problem. Key words: Our Nicky’s Heart, interpretations, feminism issue Graham Swift, author of the short story “Our Nicky’s Heart”, is a British writer born in middle 20th century. Renowned as a modern writher, he tends to keep an eye on ordinary middle-aged men and women, and explore problems about their life, love, marriage, family and death suchlike. In Swifts works, one common denominator of his tales is the troubled relationships between husband and wife that frequently center around the birth of a child, and nearly all his writing will come to the theme of crisis, one suffered by people with troubled past. Moreover, one of Swift’s prevalent philosophies is what you dont know cant hurt you. Given all the aforementioned facts about Graham Swift, it becomes comparatively easy to understand “Our Nicky’s Heart” which is one of his short stories and also a typical one. However, literature never is that simple to interpret due to the intricacies of how a story is told, the complicatedness of all its characters’ interactions, and, most important of all, the complexity of human nature. The last two paragraphs in Our Nicky’s Heart seem to be Mark’s fuss about his mother’s decision, but there is more to be explored, such as, why does Mark say so? Is Mark negative or positive to his mother’s decision to donate Nicky’