NW

by

Zadie Smith

Headscarf

In the novel, a headscarf, which can be associated with many different ethnicities and religions, often suggests both working-class and Black culture in Northwest London. Its function of covering the head also symbolizes how the…

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Albert Road

Albert Road is the location one block away from Leah’s house where Felix is fatally stabbed. It represents how the fates of everyone in Northwest London are connected despite barriers that people erect based…

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