Mrs Mahmood by Segun Afolabi [Part 1] (Detailed commentary and analysis)

Detailed commentary and analysis by Claire's Notes of 'Mrs Mahmood' by Segun Afolabi (Part 1)
Cambridge iGCSE: Stories of Ourselves
In this short story, we meet Mr Mahmood, a Nigerian living in London with his wife, Isobel. The manager of a busy sports shop on Tottenham Court Road, he is plagued by feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt and dissatisfaction. His pursuit and apprehension of a teenaged shoplifter triggers a flashback to the day, when he was seventeen, that his dreams of being a celebrated runner died. A soul-searching journey begins as he explores his feelings of anger, frustration and regret. How will he feel when an Olympic athlete comes into the shop with his son to buy a pair of trainers?

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I will certainly consider it!

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Thank you. Part 2 is going up today!

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thank you for this. there is hardly any material on this story surprisingly. can you pls share 1 or 2 past paper questions for it as topicals are pretty scarce

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Thank you! I'll certainly bear that in mind but unfortunately I won't be able to provide anything before this summer's exams.