Identity
What racial group(s) do the two brothers belong to?
What is Indian-Trinidadian
This neighborhood forms the main setting of the novel.
What is the Park.
What festival do the people from Desirea audition for?
What is the CNE
Which brother is seen to have taken on a parental role
What is Francis
Why does the mother place so much emphasis on hard work, and respect?
What is racism towards racialized minorities.
What is a culturally significant place to the Michael and is family?
What is the Rouge
What activities do the brothers do during their childhood?
What is watching tv, and playing in the Rouge
In what aspects are the people at Desirea like a family?
What is a sense of belonging and protection.
How does the financial situation of the family affect the mother?
What is poverty insecurity, and erratic behavior
What is something that limits opportunity within the community?
What is a lack of resources due to discrimination and racism.
How is music important to the culture of the friends in Desirea?
What is the expression of identity, and community
How does the family in Trinidad differ from the one in Scarborough?
What is a greater sense of happiness and community
What role does the mother play in passing down cultural values?
What is a authority figure that teaches discipline and respect.
This subculture is found within the park. (Clue: Analysis questions)
What are "Park Mothers"
How does Michael use spaces within the community to build relationships?
What is meeting Aisha at the library.
How does having two parents improve the culture within a family? (Clue: Analysis questions)
What are broader support systems and passing down of more cultural values
What are some subcultures that are represented within the novel?
(Open ended)
Aisha experiences ______, the displacement of someone from their original "homeland"
What is diaspora
How is recreation/fun important to culture?
(Open ended (Which ever answer I like more))
Would family be considered a subculture? Or a separate one altogether?
(Open ended)