https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79 Amay, Vicki, Brandon, Sarah, Jordan en-us 2022-02-09 14:37:47 UTC 2025-11-29 18:28:13 UTC hello@padlet.com jdtansingco22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038052028 Shared themes with Exit West:
Familial Relationships, Nationalism, Religion, Mortality, Escape]]> 2022-02-09 14:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038052028 vickijannn https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038052443 Chapters 6-7 touch on the influx of refugees into London and how Londoners are affected. ]]> 2022-02-09 14:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038052443 vickijannn https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038063936 "I will always love you
How I do
Let go of a prayer for you
Just a sweet word"

After leaving Mykonos, Nadia and Saeed begin to grow apart. Their love isn't necessarily fading, but it begins to morph into something else. The relationship between the two suffers from stress and disagreements on fundamental values.]]> 2022-02-09 14:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038063936 jdtansingco22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038095544 Ukraine faces a growing threat of invasion by Russia. The consequences would affect all of Europe, including the sudden influx of between “three and five million Ukrainian refugees” seeking shelter in nearby countries.]]> 2022-02-09 15:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038095544 vickijannn https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038096897 The Migrant Mother. I think of the original photo taken during the Dust Bowl, and now there are millions of other migrant mothers stuck at the border. In Chapter 8, a mother reunites with a daughter she left in a Mexican border after returning from across the border. While this specific duo escape through a door together, many others in real life are not afforded the same luxury. ]]> 2022-02-09 15:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038096897 amay3b https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038102920 California is a place to follow your dreams; a place where "everyone is a star." In chapter 10, we see just that: Saeed and Nadia are discovering internal truths about themselves, changing overtime and developing a new sense of life. ]]> 2022-02-09 15:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038102920 specis101 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038103121 Throughout the novel, Saeed and Nadia face slight trauma after moving from their war-torn city. For their rest of their lives, they may spend time hearing loud noises and thinking they are something they aren't, and so much more. This is one link that delves into trauma.]]> 2022-02-09 15:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038103121 bhnguyen22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038105258 “But maybe we, in another life
Could fall in love, have it all
And chase our daydreams
But here we are, sat across
From one another on an empty train
Getting lost in thought”

Emphasizes the theme of lost liberty/freedom in the novel. It’s clear that Saeed and Nadia have accepted their reality of living separate lives after moving to California- the lyrics create the feeling that everything has gone so poorly that someone should just wait for “another life,” the current life essentially given up on.]]> 2022-02-09 15:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038105258 specis101 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038114261 Door Analysis: Throughout the novel, doors are mentioned repeatedly. These doors are more than simply an escape; they represent, as this article explores, modern technology. This article relates modern technology to the doors.]]> 2022-02-09 15:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038114261 amay3b https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038115255 Not every monster in your closet is evil.]]> 2022-02-09 15:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038115255 bhnguyen22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038116493 Reminds me of the concept of doors leading to mysterious places in the novel. Much like the mass immigration of Vietnamese people escaping during the Vietnam War, they too didn’t know where they would be in the next month, if they’d be alive, or if they would still even have their family. It shows a lot that, despite this mystery, people find freedom and stability to be so important that they take this risk.]]> 2022-02-09 15:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038116493 specis101 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038125375 Young adults face lots of trauma from immigration, especially latino adolescents. PTSD and more can develop.]]> 2022-02-09 15:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038125375 jdtansingco22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038136822 In Exit West, Saeed and Nadia rely on their cell phones to communicate as the civil war physically separates them. Through text messages, their relationship grows closer. Their cell phones serve as a means of connection, but they also allow Saeed and Nadia to distract themselves from the world—and eventually each other.]]> 2022-02-09 15:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038136822 bhnguyen22 https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038226112 “There is no other option for me, I cannot go back,” said Najaf Akhlaqi, 26…”

To summarize, many Afghans are trying to escape into Iran and Pakistan since Afghanistan’s economy has completely collapsed. Only further showcases the sacrifice of those forced into a trapped state with nowhere safe to go.]]> 2022-02-09 15:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vickijannn/kqdg1sx80vt7yu79/wish/2038226112