Short Story Analysis: Borders By Thomas King

Words: 305
Pages: 2

After analyzing “Borders” the text proposes the life lesson about embracing your own culture/ethnicity. A short story written by Thomas King, primarily takes place in the Canadian and the American border. The main characters are the little boy and his mother who are both Blackfoot; but because of that, the mother persistently refuses to identify as either Canadian or American when asked her citizenship. Furthermore, because the mother refuses to identify as either Canadian or American which is evident from the text “citizenship?” “Blackfoot” (King 135), “Canadian side or American side?” “Blackfoot side” (King 136) Moreover, this is because she strongly believes that she is neither Canadian nor American; she clearly displays strong emotions