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James Bowen Stereotypes

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Stereotypes is a theme present in all four texts, Just Henry written by Michelle Magorian , I Am Malala written by Malala Yousafzai, A Street Cat Named Bob written by James Bowen and A Boy in the Striped Pyjamas written by James Bowen. The theme is shown in all these texts as characters in these books are victims of societal stereotypes, however they all manage to prove1 that the stereotypes don't apply to them. In the autobiography A Street Cat Named Bob, written by James Bowen, James is a homeless recovering drug addict, who lives on the streets of London in the 2000’s. He was the subject of verbal and physical abuse due his position, where he busks, and sells copies of the big issue to survive. Many Londoners treated him in an inhumane manner as they believed he was a second class …show more content…

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Henry however still becomes friends with him as he manages to see beyond the stereotype and treat Jeffries like any other person. This connects to the Boy in the striped pyjamas as Bruno and Shmuel also become close friends despite their families firmly stating they should be enemies. Later in the book it turns out that Henry is also illegitimate prompting his Grandma to disown him, firmly stating "I'm not going anywhere near him." To which Henry replies "But I'm the same person Gran." Communicating that even though Henry has not changed and is still the same grandchild that she was once proud of, his gran can not see beyond her prejudice against illegitimate children, demonstrating the harsh effects stereotypes have on

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Their relationship echos the hassles Henry had with his parents. I noticed that Henry had a difficult time communicating with his son, Marty. “Now father and son waited in silence, ignoring the carts of dim sum that rolled by. The awkward moment was interrupted by the crash of plates somewhere in the kitchen, punctuated by men swearing at each other in Chinese and English. There was much to say and ask, but neither Henry nor Marty inched closer to the subject”.

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Henry knows what it is like to not be close to your father/son and he wants to be close to Marty. Marty and Henry struggled with the loss of Ethel and when she passed away they are the only family they have left. In the end of the story Marty and Henry become closer and Henry finds the father-son relationship he never had with his own father. When Marty tells Henry that he is engaged Henry reacts the opposite of how Henry’s father had when he learned about Keiko. Henry likes Marty’s Fiance Samantha, and he thinks that they will all get along and like each

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After talking to all of her relatives, the speaker’s grandmother made the biggest impact her, settling her opinion about her mother’s heritage. The speaker’s hatred

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But Ethel explains how that is not how a relationship is supposed to be. Henry knows, “. . .deep down, Henry soon realizes that's not how he wants his relationship and starts talking to his son more often. They start to have a close relationship wanting to tell each other everything” (61). Henry and his son Marty have a close bond at the novel’s end, and he meets his Daughter-in-law Samantha, who makes a traditional Chinese dinner.

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This creates a void between them that leads Henry to walking out and being disowned by his family,

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Henry 's character changes dramatically from the relationships he forms with his father, son, and Keiko. To start off with, Henry does not communicate much with his mother or father because of the language barrier. His father is very caught up in is own life, and does not pay much attention to Henry. " He and his father had settled into a pattern of noncommunication months ago (166). This makes Henry independent and reserved.

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