The Rain Child Summary

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Rain Child Margaret Laurence Margaret Laurence was born on July 18th, 1926 in Neepawa, Manitoba. She attended Winnipeg’s United College, which now is the University of Winnipeg. Following her graduation, she married Jack Laurence. In 1949 they made a permanent trip to Africa, back then known as the British Somaliland, due to her husbands job. The couple had two kids, one being born during the Gold Coast, also known as “The white man’s grave”. The Laurence family left the Gold Coast just before Ghana gained independence in 1957. She separated from her husband in 1962 and moved to London, England for a year. She later moved to Elm Cottage, Penn, Buckinghamshire and lived there for a decade. In 1986 she was diagnosed with lung cancer, late in the development. There was no treatment other then palliative care. She committed suicide on January 5th 1987 to spare herself further suffering. In this short story the most important aspect of history is the one of their culture and religion. As well as how they differ from England’s beliefs. Twi speaking people have a strong belief in collectivism, where as England is considered an individualistic society. The Rain Child showcases the…show more content…
After her move from England, her character in the beginning seemed excited and whiling to embrace her own culture. Not knowing her language was one of the reasons why she did not get along with the other girls. As well as not understanding the social norms. The color of her skin was a lighter brown then usual, even though her parents where both born in Africa. Her skin color and background becomes a problem with her new good friends mother. Her friend David was the first person to accept her and in the end is banned to see her because she is African. In this entire short story she is searching for her identity, as well as acceptance from her parents
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