Power Relations

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”When there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.” The quote by Ellen Wittlinger, underlines the importance of addressing the elephant in the room, even if you need a bit of liquid courage to engage the conversation.
The central characters are first introduced as “The American and the girl with him (…)”, making the reader wonder why the female character is being referred to as a girl, rather than a woman. This could be the only time the narrator is present throughout the story. The narrator is using its power to navigate the reader towards an understanding of where the power of the relationship lies – with the American. The power relations are present throughout the dialogue, but particular