Story
Where does the family end up at the end of the story
What is a refugee camp
The story is told from this point of view
What is first-person
This character narrates the story from a child's perspective
Who is the unnamed girl
Even during war, loss, and displacement, the family continues the journey because they believe in reunion and a safer future
What is hope/resilience
What do the children suffer from during the journey
What is the tone created by the diction in most of the story?
Sad and ironic
This character acts as the leader and protector of the family, and is much more reliable than the narrator.
Who is the grandma
This theme contrasts childhood innocence with the realities of war
What is loss of innocence
What is the narrator hoping will happen in the future
What is being reunited with her family
This technique connects the title The Ultimate Safari to the idea of safari as tourism, while showing a very different reality of refugees
What is intertextuality
What is a white rebel group with a purpose of destabilizing the black Marxist government.
The title itself suggests that survival itself becomes this type of journey
What is the "ultimate safari"