“Borders” by Thomas King analysis

Thomas King’s “Borders”, written in 1993, is a short fiction story showing an indirect characterization about Mother. The story enables the reader to recognize the troubles Mother encounters, of not disclosing the citizenship of the nation she belongs to. Even so, taking the pride, of showcasing the cultural identity as ‘Blackfoot’. Identically overcomes the a variety of troubles faced in the course of that phase of life. This quick story explains the pride that Mother requires for being a ‘Blackfoot’.

The theme of the story is set to be misread/misidentified and is an irony displaying the conflicts in between identity and the belonging enjoy. The beginning of the story tells that it is uncommon for young girls to leave the reserve for no cause, “She had not, as my Mother liked…hadn’t been pregnant” (131). It tells that, young girls usually leave if they’re right after some boy, or if they’re pregnant. It’s not frequent for an individual to simply leave, simply because Letitia [She] discovered a job. The story is about a Mother who wants to meet her daughter staying in the Salt Lake City in the U.S. The major setting of the story is at the U.S. border where Mother is questioned and is refused an entry into the U.S. since of not disclosing her citizenship.

The Mother is considered to be the trigger of conflicts in “Borders”. She is a very stubborn lady with a narrow thinking regarding to the issues other than her native community. She doesn’t state that whether or not she is a Canadian or an American while struggling to cross the border, in this way starting an argument with the border guards. With a number of tries by the border guards, the Mother has a fixed single answer for her identity i.e “Blackfoot” (135).

Mother is portrayed as a protagonist. It isn’t specifically expressed in the story, yet the story pushes further and explains that the Mother, wants to meet her daughter in the Salt Lake City in the U.S., driving to the U.S. border, the Mother is asked more than and again by the border guards, but she does not disclose her citizenship and rather tells them that she is a “Blackfoot” and her daughter in the U.S is a “Blackfoot” as effectively. The time, when asking her more than when about her citizenship, to a single point explains that Mother is stubborn and hard.

The author in a conversation with Stella, tells her “ ‘We were Blackfoot and Canadian’ ” (137). But the author is not counted due to the fact he is a “Minor” (137). The author is a child who is unreliable. Stella tells the author that, if Mother doesn’t disclose her citizenship, they will have to return to where they came from. Mother being stubborn and tough, refuses to reveal the citizenship and turns to the car and drove back to the Canadian border.

Driving back to the Canadian border, Mother is inquired the exact same way as the U.S. border. Mother says she’s not an American or a Canadian but a “Blackfoot” (138). The Round character in this story is Mother since she is proud about her native community. From those points of attention. The 1st 3 guards are from America, and none of them shows sympathy or consideration to Mother, however the fourth 1 who is from Canada does. Some of the Tv people have been at the border and talked to Mother after which at some point late, Mother was permitted to enter the U.S. (143).

Letitia assumes that the Salt Lake City was “One of the organic wonders of the world” (139). Her attitude towards Blackfoot changes, soon after she saw her mother’s story at the border on Television, she feels so proud of her mom that she desires to hear the story more than and more than even far better, she tells her mother that she is thinking about moving back to Blackfoot (144).

Mothers are a symbol of really like, care, strength and hope, but 1 does not know the care and adore, what a Mother expresses. The Mother is loyal to her native community. She stayed faithful to the reserve, until the guards lastly let her cross the border. In the story “Borders” by Thomas King, pride is a high quality that can be created in a character and its belief is to safeguard the pride and give equality to each community.