Brexit, Pursued by a Bear

Abstract The final chapter brings Paddington into the present, examining his role in contemporary debates about immigration, nationalism, and belonging in post-Brexit Britain. It analyzes how Paddington’s hybrid identity—simultaneously Peruvian, British, refugee, and citizen—has become newly charged amid hostile immigration policies and polarized public discourse. The chapter foregrounds representations of anti-immigrant prejudice through figures such as Mr Curry, reading his complaints and susp