Thursday, February 26, 2009
multi-diasporas in Shani Mootoo's Novel
In the novel, he drown she in the sea, Shani Mootoo emphasizes the multi-diasporas that Caribbean people faces for social, economic, and political causes. However, what can be distinguished in this book is that the action that Rose takes at the end of the story is the contrary of Harry one. For instance, she does not suffer any social prejudice, except if we consider her marriage to the General attorney; while for Harry, it is obvious that his social class affects much his life and collapses some of his ambitions including his relation with Rose and later with the General Attorney. Therefore, it might be said that the social progress or retreat leads to internal diasporas, such is the case of Harry who moved from his village to the little town, then he planned to move near Rose house because of the development of his financial state, which, logically, forwarded his social position. Nevertheless, Harry finds that social history cannot be removed easily from people’s memories, especially who know him. Thus, Harry leaves the country to Canada where chances are much better and social prejudices are lesser. I also realized that Mootoo gives an ample part of the story to Harry’s mother, Dolly, who, in fact, is a typical mother.
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