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Money and Racial Differences

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      The struggle with money is a recurring theme in the novel The Illegal written by Lawrence Hill. Different characters have different struggles, some greater than others. Every character is just trying to do what is best for them and their survival. It is upsetting watching the characters go through these struggles, seeing as they do not deserve it. Unfortunately, it seems these problems also depend on race. Keita, Darlene, and Yvette have some of the most significant money struggles, while the white characters are wealthy, but still search for more. Darlene and Yvette are involved in prostitution, essentially. This is their way of making money. Both girls had a rough childhood, especially Yvette. Yvette grew up in AfricTown, but was unfortunately sent to Zantoroland and executed after having seen the Prime Minister at the Bombay Booty. Nobody understood why, although there was much searching for answers. Viola tried talking to the grandmother, but Yvette’s gr...
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Deportation and Living for Zantoroland vs Freedom State

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  The novel The Illegal written by Lawrence Hill discusses racial differences, mostly between Black people and white people. In this novel, Black men and women are referred to as “illegals”. Big themes in this novel that discuss race differences are the housing and living conditions, and the idea of deportation. As a person of white descent, I have never had to experience anything nearly as bad as the people in this novel, such as Keita Ali. The idea that because they are not as wealthy and not as common makes it difficult for them to fit in.            Housing and living conditions in this novel for people living in AfricTown and Zantoroland are described as horrible. Keita Ali is lucky to have “the windows of their home [not] broken, the roof held, the door locked, and [...] an air conditioning unit that worked when their electricity was on” (Hill 16). This shows how awful the living conditions were for families living in Zantoroland. People ...
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