Crash 2/1/12

I feel like the physical location of Crash is trivial. It could take place almost anywhere in the world and have the same effect. Its location is not even distinct - the airport isn't referred to by its name, it is just "the airport," and other details of location are left out as well. The primary location seems to be in the narrator's head. The story thus far is essentially just his thoughts, perceptions, and feelings, thus taking place in his mind despite outside figures and occurrences. The other characters are not particularly important. It is all about the narrator. I suppose in a way, this is true of any story with a single narrator - the story is that person's view and that person's world and the experiences of that person. However, in most other stories, outside events and people play a bigger role. This is not a physical location, but rather, Ballard's world. Whether it is Ballard's or his character James Ballard's is subject to some debate. To an extent, it's both.