Summary
One day, a boy found a thing on a beach and had a great time playing with it. The thing looked like being lost, so he began to ask people where it belonged. However, he couldn’t find it, so he decided to take him to a place which would make things forgotten. Then, a worker at the place gave him a card which would lead the thing to the right place, and finally they found it.
Setting: time- modern Australia in summer
place- modern society
Conflict: the boy vs. society
Climax: when the boy took the thing to the place which would make things forgotten.
Symbol: the lost thing- people who have trouble being a part of society, or those who are a part of society, but in disadvantageous positions. Also, something we are too busy to notice such as the beauties, the preciousness, and pleasure.
Irony: long time after he found the place where the thing belonged, he came to see less and less “things”.
Theme: In modern society, as we become older, we tend to overlook the important things because we are too busy doing our own things.
