Task B

I picked a quote that all but a few people just would read past but I find it very interessting and symbolic. My quote reads: "I bet even the spagetti made in England is made by Italians". By saying this to his son I think Alem´s father is trying to convice his son that the UK is a better place Africa. That Alem has a brighter future in the UK. The thought of how a simple and short quote like this can have such a deep meaning is incredible. Spagetti is Alem´s favorite food and when his father tells him this he already likes the UK. When something you like is good in another country, you will like the country. That is human nature. For example, I like golf and in the US they play a lot of golf so I like the US.

First Impression

Hello dear blogreaders, my name is Oskar Sundberg and I am writing a blog about a book I am reading. I have already written the name of the book in my first post. But if you are new I can tell you again. My book´s name is "Refugee boy", written by Benjamin Zephaniah. This second post will be about my first impression of the book.

The story takes place in early 2000. So far the book is about young Alem and his father. Alam and his father are Ethiopians. They go on a vacation to the UK. I really do not know what is going to happen to Alem but I suspect that he will stay in the UK because of two reasons. The first reason is that the book´s name is "Refugee boy". The second reason is that when Alem and his father are sitting on a bed in their hotelroom Alem´s father talks about the war in Ethiopia and how good and perfect the UK is. I think that Alem´s father will leave Alem in the UK untill the war in Ethiopia is over and the situation in the country is safe. This is probably also why Alem´s father takes his son on a "vacation" to the UK. It is very hard to travel to a new country as young, start in a new school and get new friends without "knowing" the country at all. However, so far in the book Alem and his father have been at Heathrow airport. At the airport Alem´s father and Alem got checked by more security controls than what is normal. I find this a bit racist since Alem´s father and Alem are "black" and maybe security thought they were terrorists. After this, the father and son checked in at a hotel and went on a sightseeing in London.

Refugee Boy

Hello everyone!

I have decided to read a novel by Benjamin Zephaniah, "Refugee Boy". The book was first published in Great Britan in 2001.