If I Survive You

Jonathan EscofferyFiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2022

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

“In Flux”

“Under the Ackee Tree”

“Odd Jobs”

“Pestilence”

“Splashdown”

“Independent Living”

“If He Suspected He’d Get Someone Killed This Morning, Delano Would Never Leave His Couch”

“If I Survive You”

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Discuss the theme of Immigration and Fraught Family Dynamics. How do the particular difficulties of Trelawny’s family find their origins in immigration? How does the tension between Jamaican and American identity affect how Trelawny, Delano, and their parents relate to one another?

Discuss the characterization of Trelawny. How would you describe his struggle for identification and belonging? What impacts Trelawny’s personal growth and identity development?

How are hurricanes used as a motif within these stories? Which of the novel’s themes does this motif speak to?