Idora Morrison
More – Austin Clarke
Summary
This novel takes the reader through a series of thoughts and memories as a single mother named Idora Morrison reminisces about the struggles and hardships she has to endure coming from a foreign country to Canada. Not only does she have to find a way to get comfortable in her new surroundings, but she must also deal with racism to a degree that she never has before. Despite being able to make ends meet for her and her child, after her deadbeat husband has left her for America; she is alarmed to find out that her son BJ, has gotten into a gang. This news sends her into a downward spiral, where she feels alone, disappointed, invisible and let down by the place that she figured would be able to make her dreams come …show more content…
acculturaltion 2. social construct 3. immigration 4. religion 5. racism 6. responsibility 7. adaptation
Course Connections/Themes
Aspects of the company town from Margaret’s Museum * Immigrants are given these jobs where they make little money that barely gets them by * This causes them to only be able to spend their money on the necessities, and having a child makes things harders * The money made can’t help Idora get an education and go to college like she planned to because she is a single parent * Both had expectations for how they wanted their children to live * Both has expectations that were not fulfilled
Defining The Border
Us and Them/Dichotomy
Racism
* Idora constantly put herself, among others in a box and never thought of herself as one who belonged in the community * Canada promotes multiculturalism, and that’s what Idora expected, but it is not what she got * She literally saw the world in black and white * Thought that THEY (white people) had it easy, got what they wanted, were educated, and had many opportunities – the world worked in their favour * And her among others “US” were pushed down and given as little leeway as possible to
Summary
This novel takes the reader through a series of thoughts and memories as a single mother named Idora Morrison reminisces about the struggles and hardships she has to endure coming from a foreign country to Canada. Not only does she have to find a way to get comfortable in her new surroundings, but she must also deal with racism to a degree that she never has before. Despite being able to make ends meet for her and her child, after her deadbeat husband has left her for America; she is alarmed to find out that her son BJ, has gotten into a gang. This news sends her into a downward spiral, where she feels alone, disappointed, invisible and let down by the place that she figured would be able to make her dreams come …show more content…
acculturaltion 2. social construct 3. immigration 4. religion 5. racism 6. responsibility 7. adaptation
Course Connections/Themes
Aspects of the company town from Margaret’s Museum * Immigrants are given these jobs where they make little money that barely gets them by * This causes them to only be able to spend their money on the necessities, and having a child makes things harders * The money made can’t help Idora get an education and go to college like she planned to because she is a single parent * Both had expectations for how they wanted their children to live * Both has expectations that were not fulfilled
Defining The Border
Us and Them/Dichotomy
Racism
* Idora constantly put herself, among others in a box and never thought of herself as one who belonged in the community * Canada promotes multiculturalism, and that’s what Idora expected, but it is not what she got * She literally saw the world in black and white * Thought that THEY (white people) had it easy, got what they wanted, were educated, and had many opportunities – the world worked in their favour * And her among others “US” were pushed down and given as little leeway as possible to