Write the paper about this question While the history of the Komagata Maru is not an explicit part of Compton’s The Outer Harbour, there are a number of parallels between what actually happened in Vancouver’s harbour in 1914 and incidents and themes from Compton’s work. How does the history of the Komagata Maru help us understand key aspects of The Outer Harbour? More information Using the book the outer harbour Pages 16-19 these pages talk about refugees coming from China illegally. Many people believe they should be sent back. Which seems similar to the komagata maru incident. These pages also talk about an incident where the town finds an asian woman in a shipping container trying to come into the country and the response of most people is to send her back from where she came from. This Woman must’ve desperately wanted to leave her country as she came via a shipping container which must’ve been a horrible situation. These pages would help answer my research question as the situation in these pages is similar to the situation the people in the komagata maru faced.
