Gilbert Joseph Flashcards
Who plays Gilbert in the National Theatre adpatation of Small Island
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Who is Gilbert
one of the novel’s protagonists, is a young Jamaican man who immigrates to England.
What does he yearn for
Gilbert yearns for a more exciting and adventurous life than the one available to him as a working-class man in Jamaica, so when World War II breaks out, he eagerly joins the RAF and is deployed to England.
why does Gilbert experience profound feelings of displacement
he feels out of place in British society, with its rampant prejudice and racism
can’t readjust to Jamaica, where economic and professional opportunity are limited.
characteristics
abitious at the beginning of the novel as he wants to be a layer
Why did he marry Hortense
Hortense can pay for his ticket to England
