The Red Bicycle
The red bicycle that the young Sudanese woman buys at the beginning of Foreign Soil’s opening story, “David,” represents the misunderstanding and conflict that can develop when people make assumptions about others instead of…
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Hair
Hair mostly appears in the story “Foreign Soil,” where it symbolizes how place affects the power dynamic in Ange and Mukasa’s relationship. Hairdresser Ange, a white Australian woman, meets her future boyfriend, Mukasa, when…
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Bananas
Bananas appear in Foreign Soil’s third story, “Hope,” and symbolize the limits of hope. After Willemina offers Millie Lucas an apprenticeship at her sewing shop in Kingston, Millie’s father, Mr. Lucas, plants extra…
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