Shadow

Shadow employs three distinct narrators: Matt, Grandpa, and Aman. What are the effects of presenting the story through these different points of view?

Explore Matt and Aman’s friendship. How do their contrasting backgrounds shed light on themes such as privilege, exclusion, and belonging? How does Aman’s friendship with Matt help sustain him during his detention in Yarl’s Wood?

Examine the intergenerational relationships in the novel, particularly between Aman and his mother and between Matt and his grandfather. How do these relationships influence the development of empathy, moral awareness, and agency in the younger characters?