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p.233,p.235

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p.73, p.96, p.101, p.105-107, p.160, p.287

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pp. 160-161, pp. 101 ff.

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adaptation of superficial cultural markers (consumerism)

use of vulgar vernacular (p. 288)

styling high-school experience after movie archetypes

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stuck between wanting to socialize and obeying her father

adapts quicker than her parents

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p. 66-68, p.105, p.159-160

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p. 232-234

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she looks for things that are familiar

she tries to fit in/ try out new things

experiences/ tries to experience typical teenage life

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Nidali tries to fit in in adapting to cultural conventions (for example going to rap concerts) --> attempt is blocked by her father because of (religious) reasons and cultural expectations

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heavy-handed teaching of history by father

family history of being on the move as constitutive of identity as "half"

father sees self as steward of culture and impresses this on Nidali

oral tradition of resilience from grandmother

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father tries to push her to follow his own path

-> pushing her into the direction he wants her to go

-> teaches her ancestral history

mother helps her build her identity and understand culture

-> represents not having a permanent home and identity

ancestors: cultural mix-up

cultural/(identity) clash imbued by outsiders

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Baba's impact: he implies that Nidali is not traditional enough but he was also a writer, he promotes education as a crucial good

she does not want to fall in love in order to avoid having a relationship like her parents

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Text pages

p. 63, p. 67, p. 70, p. 98, p.232, p.235, p.288-289

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humor is used to break up tense situations

coping mechanism

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irony as a coping strategy

vulgar humour (fart, f-word) --> works against what her father attributes to women

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humor as defiance (Muhammed Ali)

ridiculing israeli border check

humanizing power of humor, breaking of tension

creation of bonds

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Alexandria as "puberty city"

first sexual and romantic experiences

girl's school as site of humiliation

Boston as place of birth

Alexandria as "vacation city"

Kuwait as "first home"

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p.68, p.95, p.100, p.126-127, p.207-208, p.234

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reflecting Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

palestine and israeli conflict

being a displaced person/ how to belong

cultural conflict

culture diversity

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her roots aren't solid

her memories = safe space

she knows that real places & people will probably never be forever

memories help her to keep writing (& drawing) alive --> preserve memories

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home as defined by family and practices as opposed to place

cuisine

burial

language