What are the motifs in Jump and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer?

Isolation is a motif in many of these stories. All of the characters included in the sixteen tales in Jump and Other Stories are isolated and alone. The characters are isolated to varying degrees, but the element of separation and loneliness is always present. Sometimes the isolation is physical, but most often it is emotional. These ever-present instances of emotional isolation occur regardless of how close in physical proximity a character may be to others.