Trainspotting

It is easy to say that Trainspotting revolves around Heroin addiction in Leith. Whilst this is strictly true, to gain a full appreciation of the novel and to appreciate the dramatically honed down movie, we must understand the underlying themes. With the exception of Spud in the novel, none of the main characters appear to be along for the ride when it comes to heroin addiction. The novel’s underlying theme for me is fear. …showed first 75 words of 1743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1743 total…the movie). However, after reading the book I realised that there was never the slightest possibility that I would have ended up anything like or even moving in the same circles as any of the characters. In fact, I don’t even know where these people exist. In the film, it seems as if they are harmless unfortunates who have fallen in with the wrong crowd. In the novel however, they are the wrong crowd.