Thematic Concerns and Preoccupation

preoccupation: Wanda potential suitors work with her in a meat-packing plant, and carry the smell of dead flesh on their skin. Her preoccupation with their bodie scent is understandable. It is also emblematic of the author thematic concerns and Like this article? Chip in to keep stories likes these coming. "I won't go out with another man on the killing floor," says Wanda, the narrator of 'On the Line,' in the opening line of Shawn Sym debut collection Nothing Looks Familiar . "I can't stand the smell of them, or their attitudes." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.