She shall not be moved

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11/12/13

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She shall not be moved- Handout Summary The narrator and her daughter Mariam are sitting in a bus; two white women are sitting on fold-up seats for people with prams and pretend to not see the Somali woman who is holding a pram in one hand and is carrying her toddler in the other one ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Characters Narrator: The narrator points out the empty seats opposite to the women, they could move to and make space for the disabled Somali woman -> but they don't respond Instead, they start to pronounce racial expressions The black bus driver comes to the Somali woman and yells at her because she is standing in the aisle Later, the narrator feels upset, because she didn't help the Somali woman even though she always taught her daughter to stand up for against wrongdoings ■ The narrator tells the Somali woman to report the bus driver about the discrimination -> she answers that she is just a slave Mariam always wanted to say something to the old women ->wants to stand up ■ Young mother ■ ■ Polite Well-raised ■ Against racism and violence Not brave enough to stand up against the two women and the driver ■ Lives in London; is a migrant as well ■ Mariam: Has dance lessons Important character Wants to stand up against the two bullies Somali woman: ■ White women: ■ ■ ■ ■ Bus driver: ■ 2 ■ Intolerant In their...

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fifties, bleached hair, much make-up, splashed lips Has two children and a pram Does not stand up for herself first but does it in the end ->change Black skin Violent and aggressive against the Somali woman Lives under domination of the Whites Seems, as if he accepted racism and is afraid of getting into a conflict with the bullies Narrative perspective: First person narrator The author lets the narrator tell a story, she experienced in the past herself ■ Pronouncing racial expressions ■ The title: can be understood in many different ways, since the pronoun 'she' can refer to different people in the short story (the Somali woman, the narrator, Mariam, and the white women) ■ The author: ■ One possible way: The Somali woman "shall not be moved" from the bus, even if 'all' are against her ■ Shereen Pandit Published the story in 2005 ■ From South Africa She is a lawyer and political activist ➜ Conflict with the government → Had to flee to UK in 1987 Language: ■ 3 Themes & Topics Migration Racism (in daily life) Courage <-> fear of speaking up Ignorance, intolerance ■ ■ Not allowed to work as a lawyer there Reason for starting to write Has won several prices ■ ■ Colloquial (many abbreviations), slang Pride Trying to fit in Society, social pressure

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