Analyse af 'What's your problem?' af Bali Rai

Jaspal’s father moves his family from Leicester to Nottingham, to start a better life and have a new beginning. Jaspal’s father is opening a newsagent shop. Jaspal is angry and very upset at his dad for moving. He liked his life in Leicester, he had friends, and he wasn’t the only Asian. He had a good life Jaspal’s family has hardly moved in before the racial abuse starts. One of the first days in Nottingham, graffiti is sprayed at the front window of the newsagent shop. The words had said: “Paki Scum Go Home!” And that’s just the beginning. Dog shit is coming through the letterbox. Day after day, both young and old people, come into the shop to buy fags and other stuff. Jaspal and his family have to hear all their racist comments; and there are plenty of them. Jaspal's dad tells him, that things will be better, but the racism just gets worse. Jaspal’s family is suddenly also being threatened mysteries letters from The Brotherhood Of The White Fist. The letters are very threatening, but Jaspal father doesn’t take them seriously. Jaspal isn’t doing well at school. He is being bullied and no one cares at all. Even though everything seems out of hope, Jaspal meets Katie, Sam and Jemma. Jemma has a stepbrother called Steggsy. Unfortunately Steggsy is the worst bully. He is the one bulliying Jaspal at the worst! Jemma tries to protect Jaspal, but there’s nothing she can`t Jaspal tries to convince himself that things will be better. He really wants to believe in his father’s positive words. But actually things aren’t going great at home either. Jaspal’s father suddenly drinks a lot, and Jaspal’s mother is getting thinner and thinner. She just tries to fit in, but she’s obviously not feeling well. One day Jaspal just gets enough He ends in a terrible fight with Steggsy. Steggsy gets seriously hurt, and Jaspal gets suspended from school. Jaspal’s father is very disappointed, but Jaspal does not care, and he leaves the home in anger. Jaspal seeks comfort at Katie’s where Jemma and Sam also are. Suddenly, at Katie’s house, Chas, one of Steggsy’s friends comes by. He tells Jaspal that something terrible happened to his parents and the shop. Jaspal hurries home, but it’s too late. The shop is all burned down, and there’s smoke and firemen everywhere. They tell Jaspal that his mom is dead. She was in the shop when the fire started, and did not survive. Steggsy is also dead. He was the one who lit the house on fire, and didn’t get out in time. Jaspal’s father is badly injured, and on his way to the hospital. Jaspal joins the ambulance.