English Literature- The theme of Journeys in short stories

Writing short stories is an art that is different from writing novels or poems as it has many specific and special characteristics. To write a short story, you can use many effective methods and many themes. It was found that the theme of journeys was one of the most important and repeated themes when writing short stories. Journeys have different types and this what made short story writers use the theme of journeys to serve the plot of the short story and to make changes that serve the story. The changes could happen to the characters, the results or the expected events. Journeys in short stories usually differ in types as there are real journeys, journeys which happen inside minds or emotional journeys. 

A journey which can be made in minds is an "imaginary" one, this kind of journeys is controlled by lots of unconscious systems as the character who is the traveler may be dreaming or imagining as he is not doing the journey by the help of his body. This journey can be made through hallucinations, images, dreams and thoughts. A world which is imaginary is created to take the character away into an imaginary journey. 

The physical journey is another kind of journeys that short story writers usually use to serve the plot of their short stories. It is a real journey that the character or the characters do, travelling here is real from a place to another  in real world. Changes are always expected by the readers yet they may differ from his or her expectations. 

Memories play a big role in making emotional journeys as this kind of journeys is not a physical one but the characters memories can travel with him through time to go to specific past times and actions in his memories. Feelings also play a great role here as changes in feelings can result in bigger changes in the story which serves the plot. 

Journeys are mentioned and discussed in lots of short stories to lead to changes and to serve the plot.