Analysis of "Borders" by Thomas King
In "Borders" by Thomas King, the story revolves around Laetitia, her mother, and their interaction with border guards. The characters exhibit different traits, with Laetitia displaying courage and curiosity, while the border guards represent discrimination. The conflict arises from the unfair treatment they face at the border. The plot unfolds as they wait to cross the border and finally reunite in Salt Lake City, showcasing themes of identity and perseverance.
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Borders By: Thomas king
Types of Characters Laetitia Border guards The child The mother A static character the son stays the same A round character Laetitia has the courage to leave The border guards were flat characters, A static character, throughout the book the throughout the whole. While they were at the the reserve on her own, as she realizes that the salt they expressed extreme rudeness and hate mother stayed strong and true to her culture border, he was for the most part quiet. He lake city was boring and didn t feel like home she towards their Blackfoot culture they didn t and identity. She didn t let anyone overrule also stays very curious I told stella that we decides to returns to the reserve. when she was like different "Thank you," he said, his her and kept her head up. citizenship? were black foot and Canadian, but she said still at home, Laetitia would go on about salt lake fingers patting the butt of the revolver. Blackfoot . (King 135) That was her response that didn t count because I was a minor (King city (King 137) She was very expressive "Have a pleasant trip." ( King 144) to the borer guard. 137)
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Conflict Clearly, there has been some discrimination and unfair actions against The mother and Laetitia. The mother feels the need to defend her identity from the border guards while they are negotiating the border between America and Canada to get Laetitia to Salt Lake City.
Plot Exposition: At the border, Laetitia is dropped off so that she can travel to Salt Lake City. Initiating incident: When Laetitia moved to salt lake city. "I'm going to visit my daughter in Salt Lake City," (King 136)
Plot 1. 2. 3. 4. During two nights in their car, the mother and child wait to cross the border as Blackfoot Climax: They have finally been allowed into the United States after being let through the border
Plot After being separated from Laetitia for so long, the mother and child are finally allowed to reunited with her in Salt Lake City Resolution: Mel the kind duty free store worker is handed a green hat by the mother, and the mother drives peacefully off with the child to take him back home
Theme In the short story, acceptance is one of its main themes. It focuses on accepting others for who they are and treating them equally. I told him we had nowhere to go that neither Americans nor Canadians would let us in (King 140) every so often one of the reporters would come over and ask me questions about how it felt to be without a country (King 142) Pride is a good thing to have, you know. Laetitia had a lot of pride, and so did my mother. (King 140)
Conclusion Because the mom and son claimed citizenship as Blackfoot, the security guards refused to let them pass. It wasn't until the security guards let them go when they declared citizenship as Blackfoot after they denied them numerous times that they were let go.
Why are the following prose terms effective? By providing more detail, the reader is better able to comprehend the story They provide a summary of the plot to the reader In order to understand the plot, they break it down so that it is easier to understand As a result, readers can analyze why the author wrote the story and recognize its overall meaning.
Work cited Borders - Google Books https://bing.com
