Ian Mcdonald's novel, The Hummingbird Tree, is a social commentary on post-colonial Trinidad seen through the eyes of a teenager. There are four obvious themes that bring out McDonald's critique of...
the summary in chapter one is about kaiser and Alan down by the river catching butterflies. the boys were best friend and the had many similarities and differences. they both love adventures and had...
Power vs Powerlessness
Alan in the book had tremendous power but he sought not to use it. Kaiser and his sister were powerless but the took all the opportunities given by Alan(not using his power)...
The Humming-Bird tree is a Trinidadian symbol of the Garden of Eden. The novel's Adam and Eve are a white Creole Trinidadian boy of eleven and the East-Indian kitchen-girl employed by his mother....
"The Humming-Bird Tree" (1969) is about a wealthy white boy named Alan, who lives in Trinidad. His parents do not want him to play with his Negro friends Jaillin and Kaiser, or have anything to do...