Multicultural Society - positive or negative

Pros

• Different perspectives and outlooks
• Less ignorance of other cultures - promotes understanding
• Try different things - Music, food, films literature
• Gets rid of stereotypes
• Unites us
• Helps trade and business - connections between countries
• Stops war? Once relationships develop is there no longer conflict?

Cons

• Clash - different cultures beliefs and traditions
• Resentment between cultures - feuds
• Religious pluralism
• People still believe the stereotypes and so treat people in a certain way
• Beliefs incompatible
• Belief immigrants take over jobs - breeds resentment and hatred

Chapter 1

Questions - 

What we learn and the impressions of the characters

Narrator's personality / how he comes across

Narrator/Changez

• Not American
• Has a beard
• Was in America for four and a half years
• Well mannered
• Slightly bitter
• Emotionless
• No empathy?
• Well Spoken
• "Hungry"
• Family used to be rich but not any more through no fault of their own
• Very hard working
• Committed 
• Religious
• Smart

Narratee

• American
• Wearing a button-down shirt and a suit with a single vent
• He has short hair and is strong looking
• He is uneasy
• Anxious / suspicious / judgemental

What are the main themes that are going to be dealt with?

• Religion
• Judgement 
• Bias
• America and American's shortcoming / faults

Impressions of locations

Cafe

• Shoddy
• Not well looked after

Princetown

• At first thought was a "dream come true"

How is the narrator's voice constructed?

Complex punctuation to simulate speech