2. "There's a good deal more to Careful, he might hear you than the sad story of a little boy with a strange name". Do you agree? Careful, he might hear you is much more than the sad story of a little boy with a strange name, although the story does contain elements of pathos. It is a milange of emotions slowly heating until boiling point is reached. The author, Sumner Locke Elliott, dwells on a number of themes which appear throughout the novel. The story follows the constrained life of a young boy named PS. Constrained because of the constant reminder that he is living in the shadow of his deceased mother, Sinden. The mere calling of his name, PS, reminds him that he is