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Critical Essay “Blood” by Keith Aitchison In this Critical Essay, I am studying a short story by Keith Aitchison called “Blood”. It is set in the present day in both Glasgow, in Scotland and Belfast, in Northern Ireland. There are two different journeys, the first is a Literal journey because it is set in Glasgow and Belfast and the second a Metaphorical journey because Martin is learning and discovering as he travels and grows. I …

…I have read about on the IRA and I enjoyed learning about it because of the detail in it. I preferred reading in more conversation and short sentences than long sentences and paragraphs because I lose interest after a while whereas this didn’t make me feel the same. I would definitely recommend this short story if you have the same feeling towards long sentences and paragraphs as me because it will keep you entertained.