Voices, stories and memories are ubiquitous in our daily lives as voices are crucial when we communicate with each other while stories and memories are part of our lives and part of who we are. In literature, these features play important and distinct roles in enhancing particular events in the stories. In this essay, the significance of these features and its effects in the stories will be discussed. I will be using "A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri and "Earth and Ashes" by Atiq Rahimi to illustrate my points, which includes the needs, love, and suffering of the characters.

In Lahiri's short story - "A Temporary Matter", the role of voices is small yet significant. This is because silence is dominating in the story and the most important things are said in the character's mind (voices in the mind of character). For example, Shukumar kept everything in his...