Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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

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