BOTH NOVELLAS ARE INFORMED BY BLAIS'S DISTINCTIVE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS STYLE AND HER CREATION OF SHADOWY LANDSCAPES PEOPLED BY HIGHLY DRAMATIC CHARACTERS. THE DAY IS DARK IS A STORY ABOUT DEATH AND FINALLY WELCOME THE TRAGIC END THAT SEEMS THEIR DESTINY. THREE TRAVELLERS IS A CLASSIC LOVE TRIANGLE - WE ENTER THE INNER WORLD OF A PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS WIFE WHO ARE BOTH ENCHANGED BY A BRILLIANT PIANIST.