Figurative Language

"All day, the colors had been those of of dusk, mist moving like a water creature across the great flanks of mountains possessed of ocean shadows and depths." (pg. 1) This was the first sentence of the book. Using these descriptions of the setting in India, Desai immediately captures the reader in and helps to put a clearer picture of the setting. Using figurative language aids to helping the reader picturing more clearly the setting and exactly what is occurring in the story. It can show a happy picture or sad. Depending on how the author uses figurative language and description, the mood of the story can shift dramatically. 

Week Three

Welcome to Week Three of the Discussion! This weeks discussion will run from Monday, March 9 to Sunday, March 15.

This week's discussion will be on figurative language and literary elements in your book. Please find an example of these in your book and POST a 10-sentence comment on it. Don't forget to comment on 5 other posts on this blog. You have all week to complete this assignment, please don't wait until the last minute.

The Setting of The Inheritance of Loss

One setting in the novel is in India, and the time period ranges, depending on if it is a flashback or if it is present day. Another setting in the novel is New York, New York, generally, present day. I think that I find both settings engaging and interesting for different reasons. I find the Indian plot line interesting because the it was something that I wasn't used to and I also found that the cultural splash exciting and engaging. One example of this cultural splash would be the criminals they encounter at the beginning of the book. The interesting thing that I like in the New York setting was the diversity of characters and specific settings. The different jobs that Biju takes show us the diversity of this country, and the different kinds of people in the world. The diversity of people is also present in the Indian settings. I find that the settings provide certain qualities are brought out of Biju and Sai, their situations provide for development and revealing of characteristics. I'm anxious to see what will happen in both settings and I'm expecting change. 

Setting

The setting in The Inheritance of Loss takes place in India and New York City. Sai, lives with her grandfather, the judge, on Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas. She lives in more of a run down area with not many things to do. The other part of the story about Biju, the judges son, takes place in New York City. Traveling from restaurant to restaurant, Biju takes us to all parts of New York. From the most elite parts of town to the most run down. The setting is an important part to the novel because it really differentiates culture from India and America. Everything is so much more fast paced in the American setting, and so much more slower in the Indian setting. Also, there seems to be a lot more danger in India than in America. With it's essence there is a way to feel sorry for the characters because of the place they live in.  

Week Two

Welcome to Week Two of our discussion. This discussion will last from Monday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 9th.

This week's discussion is on Setting. Please POST a 10-sentence comment on setting. Don't forget to comment on 5 other posts on this blog. You have all week to complete this assignment, but waiting is not recommended!

Sai

In the section of The Inheritance of Loss which I read recently, we are introduced to the main character Sai. Sai is the granddaughter of a retired judge, Justice Jemubhai Patel. In India near the Himalayas Sai lives with her cook and dog. Poverty is a conflict she has to deal with daily and robbery is common in which the area she lives in. Sai and her family are robbed while she is waiting for her tutor to come. This leads to the police coming to do a search of her home. While the police are searching, they uncover the true state which Sai is living, and discover letters of Sai's history.

Sai's mother was a young college student who would often go study outside her college dorm. Sai's father would job by each day, and eventually became aquainted. They eloped with one another and soon Sai was born. When Sai was six years old her father was selected by the Indian Russian colaberative Air Force to be the first Indian man to travel into space. Sai's mother and father went to train in Russia and it is there where they died in a tragic bus accident, two years later after they arrived in Russia. Sai was then a orphan. Her grandfather was paying for her to stay in a covenant, although she was unaware of it. Then, poverty hit the judge and Sai was no longer able to stay in the covanant. She moved in with her grandfather. Sai has a unique intelligence and a great stive for education, which she seems she has adapted from her deceast well educated parents. Although she faces poverty everyday, Sai overcomes her struggles and stays strong with a confident attitude.

Week One!

Welcome to Week 1 of our Discussion. This discussion will last from Monday, February 23rd to Sunday, March 1.

This week's discussion is on Character. Please POST a 10 sentence comment on character. Don't forget to comment on 5 other posts on this blog. You have all week to complete this assignment, but don't wait until the last minute!!!