Central Heating Themes

The speaker of "Central Heating" has a lot of doubts about just what he's doing in this world, and just what the heck this whole life thing is, anyway. He explores his doubts through imagery and me...

Though the speaker in "Central Heating" seems uncertain about whether or not his love is good for him, it's pretty clear that there's a woman whom he is passionate about. He has reservations about...

Our speaker is passionately in love, but he struggles to have a positive view of this love and the world he lives in. Let's face it: dude has issues. He doubts the reality of the world, and the rig...

Along with the speaker's musings about the world and his place in it comes his version of reality—or the lack thereof. In "Central Heating," he feels that everything he can see is fake. Even the...