Answer:
Direct Speech: He says, “I am ill.” Indirect Speech: He says that he is ill.
The theme of the story "Leaving" written by MJ Vasanji is "The fear of being separated.
<h3>What is a theme?</h3>
A theme is the central principle of a story that is being communicated by the author.
In the above-named text, the author highlights the facts that:
- Mothers do not want to be separated form their children
- The young man in the story grows up and sets out to go to Tanzania to study but his mother is very uncomfortable about it.
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