Small Island II

16March2009

In this class we have continued to talk about the first chapters.
One of the questions that were made by the teacher was: How did the first three chapters tell us or give you information how the novel will be about? (Themes)
The three first chapters are related to immigration, culture shock. A man that goes to a new country and have to adapt himself to a new culture and then, help his family to adapt to.
I have decided to answer in topics:
- Conflict (encounters with a new culture)
- Different education backgrounds
- Racism
- Colonialism and post-colonialism
- After war
- Culture shock (personal shock)
- Expectations, dreams, desires
- Feeling small in a different country and culture