What it feels like to move from one culture to another - an analysis of migration problems in "Frozen Waterfall" by Gaye Hiçyilmaz

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Universität Erfurt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 12-year-old Selda moves with her mother and two sisters from Turkey to Switzerland, where her father and two brothers already lived and worked for several years. There she has to struggle along with a new language, new people and a whole new culture. In this term paper the changes in the girl's mind and in her family will be examined. Before, the cultural background of the book respectively the story are to be outlined.