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Thomas Kings short story “Borders” explores the subject identity through the canadian and american borders which act as a physical roadblocks that reflect a mental barrier between two groups of people who derive their identity from separate cultures. The mother in the story identifies as a proud blackfoot citizen however, the westernized beliefs of the American and Canadian government stand in the way of mother being able to portray her true identity. The border security emphasizes that blackfoot is not a valid citizenship and she “[has] to be American or Canadian” to be recognized as a person legally crossing the border (4).
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