Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

In what ways does the motif of displacement appear, and how does it function in Fuller’s narrative? How does it reflect or illuminate some of the memoir’s key themes and ideas?

Compare and contrast Fuller’s negotiation of identity with that of her mother, Nicola. How do their differing perspectives on race, nationality, and/or belonging reflect the complexities of postcolonial identity formation?

Fuller frequently describes the African landscape as both beautiful and dangerous. To what extent, if any, does Fuller’s romanticized depiction potentially perpetuate colonialist narratives of the exotic and primitive?