The End

I liked the end of the book and how it seems to tie a lot of the different pieces of the plot together. There are little aspects that we can see tied together at the end. I also found that the use of Indian words was a little difficult to read past, yet it really brought into what Sai was like, it was kind of like a final touch on the character. I thought that since all the characters were some how involved in the conclusion it was settling. Well, at least you could see the characters being reflected in the conclusion of the story. I like this book, and I'd actually recommend this book if you are the kind of person who is interested in an conflicted novel, with cultures intertwined, and who likes a little splash of love in their novel.

The End

The Inheritance of Loss was a good book. It really captivated the story of a young girl figuring her way through life and the love she finds along the way. I do have to admit though, it did loose my attention at times, and sometimes got a little hard to follow. Maybe though it was because of a ton of indian words used throughout the book. I didn't understand what they were talking about a lot of the time because of the indian words used throughout the story. I did find it was a good story though and really helps you appreciate what you have. The life and journey's of some of these characters is amazing. And it really puts in perspective how hard one must work to achieve greatness. 

Week Five

Welcome to Week Five, and our last week week of blogging. This week's post should be on your overall thoughts about the book. It must be a ten sentence summary. You do not need to comment on anyone else's blog, but your post should be up here by Sunday, March 29 You should have made up any missing work by then as well.

Thought Provoking Question

My thought provoking question is...

Will Sai and Biju cross paths and learn things from each other? Will they be able to gain things from one another's experience? I think that this might be possible. What kind of things do you think that they would learn from one another if they did meet, and how do you think their relationship would function? 

Thought Provoking Question

My though provoking question is...

Will Sai escape the dreaded life of being an orphan? Will she be like Biju and try to make something of herself in order to achieve a better life? Hopefully we can assume Sai will want to get out of her hard life and hopefully help the judge and cook get out of hardships as well. And even though her tutor/lover Gyan is four years older than her, I hope he can aid Sai in getting out of a dreaded life and he go with her. Maybe they'll escape together? One can only hope. 

Week Four

Welcome to Week Four!

For this week's blog you will post a thought-provoking question that does not have only one answer. Remember that you must make 10 comments this week, not 5. Please do not leave this until the last minute, you have the whole week to get it done.

Figurative Language

In the story figurative language is often used in order to create a setting and draw and image in the readers' mind. I found that it was helpful to make me relate to the plot line, and I found these pieces of figurative language as poetic. One example of this figurative language in Inheritance of Loss is "Suddenly, as if a secret door had opened in her hearing, she became aware of the sound of microscopic jaws slow-milling the house to sawdust (pg. 39)." This piece brings the reader into the sensation of knowing that one's house is being eaten my termites, and things are slowly falling apart. This quote also seems to hold a deeper meaning. One could draw from the text that Sai is noticing how her family's honor and dignity is falling, yet it appears decent, underneath it is rotting.