English10 - Short Story Background Information - S1

where is Something Like Joy placed?

Canada

Author of Something Like Joy

Matthew Howard

Themes of Something Like Joy

loss/grief, memory, nostalgia, depression, coming of age mental illness

time period of Something Like Joy

1990s - early 2000s

setting of Something Like Joy

Canada, specifically the rocky mountains along Alberta’s southwestern (rocky mountains, lake louise, mount columbia)

Who is the author of Sangmele

Olufemi Terry (from African origins)

Themes in Sangmele

class separation, race, america vs south africa

class separation in Sangmele

inequality within classes - rich white South Africans vs poor black South Africans

Race laws in South Africa (sangmele)

more race in South Africa today than there were during Apartheid

Matchstick author

Desiree Bailey (Trinidad and Tobago origins/NYC)

shortly explain the food, health, social/culture life in Trinidad and Tobago

doubles is most popular food(breakfast), lots of smoking and cardiovascular disease, calypso music

Themes in Matchstick

body positivity, depression, mental health, social media, beauty standards(media)

Nellie author

Vanessa Barbara ( brazilian culture)

Setting of Nellie

Sao Paulo

Divorce in Nellie

originally restrictions against divorce, societal taboos, today restrictions have been relaed

Abuse in Nellie

Abusive relationships, isolation is prevalent, victims reliant on abusers

Themes in Nellie

psychological manipulation, physical violence

What did Sao Paulo change in their laws to support domestic abuse?

women police stations