What Has Happened to Lulu?

By:Charles Causley

THEMES

1.The end of childhood and the loss of innocence

*Lulu is probably a young teenager

*She ran away based on the note that her mother crumpled

*She took her savings "money-box" to start a new life with a man who drove her off in an "engine roar"

*She left her childhood behind

2.Parent-child relationship

*The mother and Lulu relationship could have been a tense and strained one

*Lulu is a rebellious teenager

*She dislikes her mother's restrictions on her freedom

*She keeps secrets from her mother

*The mother and narrator relationship is less dramatic

*The narrator is obedient and respectful to the mother

*The narrator loves the mother very much and observe her pain and distress

3.Grief and love

*The mother is grieving over the loss of her child,Lulu

*The mother clearly loves Lulu

*The narrator loves the sister as she called her by pet name "Lu"

*The narrator is worried about the sudden disappearance of the elder sister

Moral Values

*We should not even entertain the idea of running away from home

*We should be concerned about our parents' feelings

*We should not give parents and siblings reason to grieve

*We should appreciate our parents' love and care

*We should remember that everyone,young and old,has to face problems

*We should realize that running away from problems is not a solution

*We should be brave to overcome every problems in our life