![]() ![]() Efraín’s wife Marisela pressures him to go to the police but he refuses because of traumatic memories of Driss haunting him from when they were children together in Mexico City. He bought the diner with insurance money and it is now his livelihood. Driss’ first business, a donut shop, was burned down after 9/11. They moved to America amid political violence in 1980s Morocco. Nora believes that the attack was racially motivated. In this passage, Detective Coleman interviews the family. Jeremy lost his mother when he was young, so he understands what Nora is experiencing because of a similar experience in his own life. He reconnects with his former classmate Nora, who is grieving over her loss. A police officer named Jeremy Gorecki hears about the attack at work, and he visits the victim’s family home. ![]() She returns to the small town where she grew up to mourn with her mother Maryam and sister Salma. ![]() It was nominated for an award because it’s well written.Ī woman named Nora Guerraoui learns that her father Driss was killed in an accident. The book explores themes of race, identity, guilt, and grief through multiple perspectives. The Other Americans is a novel about how some people in small town America are affected by the aftermath of a hit and run attack. 1-Page Summary of The Other America Overall Summary ![]()
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