Essay from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Technical University of Darmstadt (Institut fur Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft), course: Literature in South Africa, language: English, abstract: The topic for my essay is the importance of the title, which is a common theme throughout the shortstory. Based on the name of the story, which is clearly linked to the character Grace, it is safe toassume that Wicomb has chosen these two names deliberately as a wordplay.