Small Island Critics

Question 1

Cynthia James?

Answer 1

“Small Island is a lesson in group identity and solidarity for Hortense… she is perceived as not different from the Kenneth whom she despises.”

Question 2

Kim Evelyn?

Answer 2

“Both characters want to pursue better opportunities in Britain: for Gilbert it is a chance to pursue better work and training, while for Hortense… step into the British middle class and home she feels deserved to possess.”

Question 3

James Walton?

Answer 3

“The most devout believer in Britain’s all round greatness was Hortense.”

Question 4

Bill Ashcroft?

Answer 4

Natives were “regarded as inferior” and seen as “savage, uncivilised or child-like.”

Question 5

John McLeod?

Answer 5

“Home is a problematic concept.”