much convenience that it is The worn leather sterile”(p.67) and peeled in James’ study (p.73) who does not “…grandson speak Igbo, did not understand why he was expected to say Morning’ to strangers, ‘Good because in his world one has to justify simple courtesies” (p.66) have fallen” (p.68) “Things home with her faint, “…calls vaguely troubling American accent”(p.71) Kamara Monday of last week, Josh’s Familial ‘On “Since Monday of (protagonist), Kamara had begun to stand in card that he gives relationships, Last Week’ Neil, Tracy, front of mirrors. She would turn to Kamara isolation, Josh from side to side, examining her connection, lumpy middle and imagining it The organic and belonging, the flat as a book cover, and then soy-based foods migrant experience she would close her eyes and and to ‘Guide imagine Tracy caressing it with Vegetable Juicing’ those paint-stained fingers.” Kamara found in Neil and Tracy’s Kamara watched Josh slot in a home Rugrats DVD and lie down on the couch, a slight child with Kamara’s olive sink and tangled curls. newfound was what they had tendency to stand “Half-caste” called children like him back in in front of mirrors Nigeria, and the word had meant an automatic cool, Tracy’s good looks, trips abroad compliments to visit white grandparents. Kamara had always resented the glamour of half-castes. But in American, was a “half-caste” bad word.” had come to understand “She that American parenting was a juggling of anxieties, and that it came with having too much food: a sated belly gave Americans time to worry that their child might have a rare disease that they had just read about, made them think they had the right to protect their
much convenience that it is sterile”(p.67) “…grandson who does not speak Igbo, did not understand why he was expected to say ‘Good Morning’ to strangers, because in his world one has to justify simple courtesies” (p.66) “Things have fallen” (p.68) “…calls home with her faint, vaguely troubling American accent”(p.71) The worn leather and peeled in James’ study (p.73) ‘On Monday of Last Week’ Kamara (protagonist), Neil, Tracy, Josh “Since Monday of last week, Kamara had begun to stand in front of mirrors. She would turn from side to side, examining her lumpy middle and imagining it flat as a book cover, and then she would close her eyes and imagine Tracy caressing it with those paint-stained fingers.” Kamara watched Josh slot in a Rugrats DVD and lie down on the couch, a slight child with olive sink and tangled curls. “Half-caste” was what they had called children like him back in Nigeria, and the word had meant an automatic cool, good looks, trips abroad to visit white grandparents. Kamara had always resented the glamour of half-castes. But in American, “half-caste” was a bad word.” “She had come to understand that American parenting was a juggling of anxieties, and that it came with having too much food: a sated belly gave Americans time to worry that their child might have a rare disease that they had just read about, made them think they had the right to protect their Josh’s card that he gives to Kamara The organic and soy-based foods and ‘Guide to Vegetable Juicing’ Kamara found in Neil and Tracy’s home Kamara’s newfound tendency to stand in front of mirrors Tracy’s compliments Familial relationships, isolation, connection, belonging, the migrant experience
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