Small Island
by Andrea Levy
I. Prologue
A. British Empire Exhibition
1. Butcher's Association trip
2. 'the whole Empire in little'
3. The whole world and only one day to see it
B. Queenie
1. Left sitting between two farm helpers
2. Queenie's mother told her to hold Emily's hand
3. Scenic railway
C. African Man
1. They got lost in Africa
2. African Man
3. Shook hands
Summary:
The Small Island is a novel created by Andrea Levy. The setting first took place in post-war England where Queenie's family went to the British Empire Exhibition due to the Butcher's Association Trip her family has. The exhibition attracted many people and brought every a piece of world in one place. Queenie's mother and father left her with Emily and Graham, two farm helpers, and her mother ordered Queenie hold on to Emily to not get lost on the crowd. While exploring the exhibition, they stumbled upon Africa where Queenie encountered an African man. She gave a description of him being carved out of chocolate, while the farm helpers teased her with the man. Instead they shook hands and when the man talked proper English, they were surprised. To make up for it, her father took her to a scenic railway at the exhibition to forget about her encounter.
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