Pigeon English
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March April May June July
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All Themes Home and the Immigrant Experience Innocence vs. Guilt Language, Culture, and Norms Pluralism vs. Prejudice Masculinity, Violence, and Death
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All Characters Harrison Opoku (Harri) The Dead Boy X-Fire Killa Lydia Jordan Connor Green Miquita Auntie Sonia Dean Poppy Morgan Chanelle Fag Ash Lil Altaf Mr. Frimpong Julius
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All Terms Tro-tro Dey touch Obruni  Adjei Asweh Dirty Blows Hutious Tutufo Jinx Chook
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All Symbols Pigeons Fingerprints Heaven
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Pigeon English

by

Stephen Kelman

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Home and the Immigrant Experience Theme Icon
    Home and the Immigrant Experience
  • Innocence vs. Guilt Theme Icon
    Innocence vs. Guilt
  • Language, Culture, and Norms Theme Icon
    Language, Culture, and Norms
  • Pluralism vs. Prejudice Theme Icon
    Pluralism vs. Prejudice
  • Masculinity, Violence, and Death Theme Icon
    Masculinity, Violence, and Death
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Harrison Opoku (Harri)
  • The Dead Boy
  • X-Fire
  • Killa
  • Lydia
  • Jordan
  • Connor Green
  • Miquita
  • Auntie Sonia
  • Dean
  • Poppy Morgan
  • Chanelle
  • Fag Ash Lil
  • Altaf
  • Mr. Frimpong
  • Julius
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Tro-tro
  • Dey touch
  • Obruni 
  • Adjei
  • Asweh
  • Dirty Blows
  • Hutious
  • Tutufo
  • Jinx
  • Chook
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Pigeons Symbol Icon
    Pigeons
  • Fingerprints Symbol Icon
    Fingerprints
  • Heaven Symbol Icon
    Heaven
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Seresin, Indiana. "Pigeon English." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 25 May 2018. Web. 21 Jun 2025.


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Seresin, Indiana. "Pigeon English." LitCharts LLC, May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/pigeon-english.

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