Week 10 The Drowned Giant

This week I read the Drowned Giant which is a short story by J.G. Ballard. After reading this, I think the author really wanted to use disturbing ideas in the story. In the story, people witness a giant dead washed up on the shore and everyone begins to observe and explore what the creature is. The author is most likely trying to bring up body and identity issues while adding in the horror aspect into the overall theme of the story. The story is not meant to be solved in the end, it is just supposed to be a reminder to the readers about body image while using the giant as the main character.