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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Self-in-Transit
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Drawing to the close of our interviews, we would move away from a discussion about the past and present to discuss what future he or she envisaged for their children, grandchildren and themselves. Often the narratives till that point had been of hardship, but people’s voices lifted when they described their expectations that the next generation would be better off. The descriptions of hopes and dreams were at times disconnected from prevailing structural conditions, and hence difficult to listen to. Prompting was often heart-breaking and embarrassing, exposing vague or non-existent plans. We nevertheless continued to smile and nod, complicit in the co-construction of these future narratives.