A Semiotic Approach to the Short Story "Glass" by Shena Mackay

In the short story Glass, Shena Mackay presents the inner feelings and perceptions of Jessamy Jones, a female protagonist, who, as she is waiting in line to the cash dispenser, tries to make sense of her life and of her past.
(1)"Glass" - the title marks the beginning of the text and has both a deictic and a declarative function. It has multiple meanings because it can refer to a mirror, a drinking container or a window pane. "Glass" has no determiner; it could be both a noun or an adjective. We could say that the title is intended to be misleading in order to incite the reader's curiosity and to determine him or her to take part in the imaginative process.
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