Theme of Loss

General Theme of Loss Loss is a phenomenon that everyone experiences in life. Whether it is a loss of great or little significance just depends on how a particular individual handles the situation. After reading the short stories by Caribbean and African writers in Concert of Voices it is evident that a general theme in many of the stories is loss. Throughout these stories characters experience the loss of something that is of great importance …

…as humans need to experience loss to make us stronger and wiser individuals. Once we lose something it helps us to realize just how much we appreciated what we had and just how much we were taking that something for granted. One can learn from these short stories that no matter where your location in the world, regardless of colour, race, ethnicity, we are all human and experience the same emotions as any other individual.