Each tale gives us privileged access to the innermost thoughts of an individual, who, although we only hear his/her side of the story, frequently reveals more about him/herself than intended.

This essay will answer the above question. The two monologues that will be discussed within this essay will be "A Chip in the Sugar" and "A Cream Cracker under the Settee". The first monologue that will be discussed is "A Chip in the Sugar". The narrator is Graham Whittaker who is a middle aged man. He is from Northern Britain and still lives at home with his mother, Mrs Whittaker. Graham tells the story through …

…In most scenes where something is about to happen there is a fade out or pause, Bennett (1988) "A pause as she realises what she has done."(p113). Television also plays a part in helping the viewer to get to know the characters in more depth as body language can be shown, books can not necessarily show this. Both of the narrators in the two monologues are lonely and isolated but each in their own way.