52 pages 1 hour read

Alexandra Fuller

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2001

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Essay Topics

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In what ways does the motif of displacement appear, and how does it function in Fuller’s narrative? How does it reflect or illuminate some of the memoir’s key themes and ideas?

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Compare and contrast Fuller’s negotiation of identity with that of her mother, Nicola. How do their differing perspectives on race, nationality, and/or belonging reflect the complexities of postcolonial identity formation?

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Fuller frequently describes the African landscape as both beautiful and dangerous. To what extent, if any, does Fuller’s romanticized depiction potentially perpetuate colonialist narratives of the exotic and primitive?