The Ungrateful Refugee

The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri, explores assylum and immigration from the perspective of those who have experienced the process, including herself. The book tackles the heavy impact immigration has on identity, and I chose to use a butterfly on the cover as a symbol of personhood. The broken, pieced together butterfly references the way Nayeri describes the immigration experience. The butterfly possesses beauty and vibrance, yet it is simultaneously shattered and put back together, with the expectations of society permanently inked into its very body, with words that say "happy, blessed, grateful.." the words immigrants and asylum seekers are expected to identify with.

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