Main Component of Birthday by Lee Kok Liang

Theme
1.social issue
- arranged marriage by elder.in this story the progtagonist's grandmother had plan an arranged marriage for her with an old man named Uncle Teng.At that era, most women whose aged same as progtagonist had already married and has children.The progtagonist also desired to get marry and have child of her own.this can be seen on first two paragraphs of the short story.
2.racial community
-It is a common things for people that period of time to addressed the English men as ''RED HAIRED'' man as indication of european's hair colour.
Character 
1.SHE
-the progtagonist of the story.
-25 years old
-maiden
-round character
-hokkien desent
2.grandmother
-flat character
-symbol of authority
-the most senior character
-protagonist's grandmother