The Importance of Stories in "Borders" by Thomas King

In Thomas King's short story "Border", black mother is striving to protect cultural heritage under the pressure of the two major countries. Storytelling is also important for mothers and dominant white society. This story is used to inherit cultural information and customs from generation to generation. Furthermore, the story can be used positively or negatively. They can put individuals into thinking, but they can also work as a catalyst for social change within society.

In the story of Thomas King, the problem of identity of 'border' was brought to various levels as the main character's mother still insisted on her cultural heritage despite the possibility that her mother did not see her daughter It was. In a strange incident at the border between the US and Canada, Letizia 's mother met a border guard on his way to visit her daughter in Salt Lake City. As it is worth remembering that Laetitia moved to Salt Lake City for superficial or superficial personal reasons, "Laetitia closes the line and she is going to go to Salt Lake City. Life is too boring. "Laetitia left the Blackfoot Sanctuary and explored more exciting environments of greener meadows and towns of employment opportunities.

First, in the short novel "Boundary", Laetitia decided to leave the protected area. Laetitia said living around the sanctuary was boring. By leaving preparation during her teen years she has the opportunity to live and develop her future in a better position. There are more jobs in big cities than protected areas, and in big cities there is more work. In another personality decision, Laetitia's mother insisted that she was neither a US citizen nor a Canadian citizen, refused cooperation at the border. She said, "The side of the black foot" (King 82). She chose to respect her heritage, but by doing so she was not allowed to enter the United States. Therefore it is clear that Laetitia and her mother chose a choice that would affect them in some way, in this case positive and negative.