What does “struggle” mean to the average person? It may mean writing a trying essay, preparing for a job interview, or even something as simple as riding a bike. However, in “The Embassy of Cambodia,” Zadie Smith shows readers the real meaning of struggle through the main character, an unpaid housemaid by the name of Fatou. There are many protruding themes in the story, but the most prevalent moral of the story is no matter how many times the big guy may knock one down, they must always get up, and never let him win. In “The Embassy of Cambodia,” the game badminton and the Embassy itself are metaphors for Fatou and the life she lives.
In the story, each chapter is labeled with what seems to be a badminton score, ending with 0-21, as a real
In the story, each chapter is labeled with what seems to be a badminton score, ending with 0-21, as a real