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Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers……………………………………………... more Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers………………………………………………. 3.7 The Protagonist's relationships with other characters………………………………. 4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………… 'Race doesn't really work here. I feel like I got off the plane in Lagos and stopped being black.' (Americanah; p. 586). 'I looked at the unsmiling faces, thinking how ironic history was, that they'd come for succor here, escaping persecution and apartheid, this place that a few decades earlier had been roiling with its own brand of persecution under the Nazis. How did they cope with the food, the new language, with being visibly different, with the bone-chilling winter of exile?' (Travelers; pp. 15-16). 'They are also places where, as a Nigerian raised in England, I'm forced to watch the European and African mindsets collide in a way that equally splits my loyalty and disdain towards both' (Looking for Transwonderland; p. 5).
Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers……………………………………………... more Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers………………………………………………. 3.7 The Protagonist's relationships with other characters………………………………. 4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………… 'Race doesn't really work here. I feel like I got off the plane in Lagos and stopped being black.' (Americanah; p. 586). 'I looked at the unsmiling faces, thinking how ironic history was, that they'd come for succor here, escaping persecution and apartheid, this place that a few decades earlier had been roiling with its own brand of persecution under the Nazis. How did they cope with the food, the new language, with being visibly different, with the bone-chilling winter of exile?' (Travelers; pp. 15-16). 'They are also places where, as a Nigerian raised in England, I'm forced to watch the European and African mindsets collide in a way that equally splits my loyalty and disdain towards both' (Looking for Transwonderland; p. 5).
In his 1966 poem, 'Mid-Term Break', Seamus Heaney aptly captures a family tragedy through the nar... more In his 1966 poem, 'Mid-Term Break', Seamus Heaney aptly captures a family tragedy through the narrative eyes of a youngster. Consequently, this choice in narrative style helps to deepen the impact of the sombre language in the poem. This paper will explore the effective use of language by first examining the use of imagery and then alliteration in the poem.
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Despite the differing settings and characters, Cartwright's 2017 Brexit novella The Cut and Conra... more Despite the differing settings and characters, Cartwright's 2017 Brexit novella The Cut and Conran's 2016 award-winning novel Pigeon poignantly explore the question of identity and how this question has been influenced by the last century of British politics. Consequently, this paper will examine how the theme of identity politics is interwoven in the texts. This paper will first define what identity and identity politics are, then proceed to analyse how these characteristics of identity politics; language and land (or geography) are explored in the literary works.
Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers……………………………………………... more Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers………………………………………………. 3.7 The Protagonist's relationships with other characters………………………………. 4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………… 'Race doesn't really work here. I feel like I got off the plane in Lagos and stopped being black.' (Americanah; p. 586). 'I looked at the unsmiling faces, thinking how ironic history was, that they'd come for succor here, escaping persecution and apartheid, this place that a few decades earlier had been roiling with its own brand of persecution under the Nazis. How did they cope with the food, the new language, with being visibly different, with the bone-chilling winter of exile?' (Travelers; pp. 15-16). 'They are also places where, as a Nigerian raised in England, I'm forced to watch the European and African mindsets collide in a way that equally splits my loyalty and disdain towards both' (Looking for Transwonderland; p. 5).
Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers……………………………………………... more Lies and Pretense…………………………………………………………. 3.6 The Narrative Strategy in Travelers………………………………………………. 3.7 The Protagonist's relationships with other characters………………………………. 4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………… 'Race doesn't really work here. I feel like I got off the plane in Lagos and stopped being black.' (Americanah; p. 586). 'I looked at the unsmiling faces, thinking how ironic history was, that they'd come for succor here, escaping persecution and apartheid, this place that a few decades earlier had been roiling with its own brand of persecution under the Nazis. How did they cope with the food, the new language, with being visibly different, with the bone-chilling winter of exile?' (Travelers; pp. 15-16). 'They are also places where, as a Nigerian raised in England, I'm forced to watch the European and African mindsets collide in a way that equally splits my loyalty and disdain towards both' (Looking for Transwonderland; p. 5).
In his 1966 poem, 'Mid-Term Break', Seamus Heaney aptly captures a family tragedy through the nar... more In his 1966 poem, 'Mid-Term Break', Seamus Heaney aptly captures a family tragedy through the narrative eyes of a youngster. Consequently, this choice in narrative style helps to deepen the impact of the sombre language in the poem. This paper will explore the effective use of language by first examining the use of imagery and then alliteration in the poem.
Despite the differing settings and characters, Cartwright's 2017 Brexit novella The Cut and Conra... more Despite the differing settings and characters, Cartwright's 2017 Brexit novella The Cut and Conran's 2016 award-winning novel Pigeon poignantly explore the question of identity and how this question has been influenced by the last century of British politics. Consequently, this paper will examine how the theme of identity politics is interwoven in the texts. This paper will first define what identity and identity politics are, then proceed to analyse how these characteristics of identity politics; language and land (or geography) are explored in the literary works.