Theme6


 * __Mr Van Gogh__**

The main themes shown through this story are the ideas of small town attitudes and mentality and society’s growing materialism and lack of moral values. Ideas about individuality, appreciating life and looking for inner beauty rather than judging people by appearances are also present in this text.


 * __These themes are largely shown through the following techniques:__**
 * Character - (Frank Wilcox)
 * Character contrast - (Frank Wilcox and Mr Souness)
 * Symbolism - (names of characters and the house)
 * Twist - (the discovery of Mr Wilcox's art and then it's destruction at the end of the text)
 * Dialogue - the materialism shown though the dialogue of the townspeople/narrator