What is it in our sub consciousness that frightens us so much away from helping or establishing a friendship with a homeless person, an immigrant or perhaps just a total stranger? Is it the fear of the unknown and the consequences that might appear afterwards? Why do people distance themselves from homeless people, who just might need a helping hand to get through the cold night? This dilemma is very prominent to the protagonist, when she faces an immigrant from Uzbekistan.
When characterising the protagonist in this text, is it important to look at her thoughts. The protagonist’s thoughts have a very important part in this text, because most of the time she thinks about the immigrant or wonders about why the immigrant is in London. But it is also important to consider her thoughts and then afterwards weigh them against her actions, to unveil the true reasons for her behaviour.
From the very beginning of this text we are told that she is not in the habit of making friends with strangers:
“I am not in the habit of making friends of strangers. I’m a Londoner. Not even little grey-haired old ladies passing comment on the weather can shame a response from me.” (Page 1 lines 1-2)
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