![]() The museum is a symbol of the relationship between mother and daughter. It’s obviously closed and nailed with boards, but still the mother wants to know if it’s open (36 ff). ![]() A nice metaphor for this is the museum they stop at. When the mother and son bring Laetitia to Salt Lake City, it seems as if the mother wants to convince Leticia of her hometown again „ we got a water tower on the reserve“(21 ff).The mother seems to have some hope to persuade Laetitia.However, this hope is undermined as Leticia becomes more and more intertwined. The atmosphere at the beginning of the story is cold and a little confusing. A conflict arises that lingers for several days. The short story is about a mother who wants to visit her daughter with her son, but at the American border their nationality is questioned. ![]() In the following text I will analyse the setting and atmosphere of the short story “borders”. The short story “Borders” which was written by Thomas King and published 1993 in the collection “One good story, that one” deals with the topic of national identity and cultural pride. ![]()
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