unseen

Question 1

Brick Lane (2003), Monica Ali

Answer 1

Bangladesh –> London (Culture Shock) ‘entire kingdoms of rubbish piled high as fortresses.’ ‘children pale as rice’ ‘like a calf with its mother.’ ‘Nazneen pulled the end of her sari over her hair.’ ‘Without a coat, without a suit, without a destination’

Question 2

Behold the Dreamers (2016), Imbolo Mbue

Answer 2

Cameroon –> New York Jende Jonga Job Interview (omniscient narrator) ‘man of grand accomplishments:’farmer’ ‘street cleaner’ ‘dishwasher’ ‘cabdriver’ ‘remnants of the fried plantains and beans he’d eaten for breakfast.’four-paneled glass window running from wall to wall and floor to ceiling’

Question 3

America and I (1922), Yezierska

Answer 3

Eastern Europe –> New York Unnamned first person narrator works in sweatshop until fired ‘Is there an America?’ ‘black witch of greed’ ‘I was driven out to cold and hunger’ ‘Day after day, week after week’

Question 4

Buddha in the Attic (2011), Julie Otsuka

Answer 4

Japan –> USA (San Francisco) Boat journey of picture wives. First Person Plural ‘On the boat we were mostly virgins.’ ‘the rice paddy dreams were always nightmares’

Question 5

Lonely Londoners Context

Answer 5

Brixton was the scene of April 1981 riots

Question 6

The Lonely Londoners (1956), Sam Selvon

Answer 6

Trinidad –> London Moses helps Galahad find stability in London (distinct dialect ‘waiting like guilty criminals’ ‘fog sleeping restlessly’ ‘hate and disgust and avarice and malice and sympathy and sorrow and pity all mix up.’