Where is Mr. Pirzada from and why is he in America?
He is from Dacca and is in America because he got a grant from the government to study the foliage of New England.
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Name the four characters.
Mrs. Sen, Mr. Sen, Eliot, Eliot's mom
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Simile
a comparison using "like" or "as"
100
Conflict
problem
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What is Mr. Kapasi's new dream?
To have a relationship with Mrs. Das
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Where is Mr. Pirzada's family and why is he worried about them?
They are back in Dacca and he is worried because there is a Civil War going on.
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Direct characterize Mrs. Sen
Professor's wife, 30, gap between teeth, beautiful eyes, thick brows
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Personification
giving a non-living thing human-like characteristics
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Climax
Greatest point of emotional intensity
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What is a central epiphany Mr. Kapasi has in the story?
When the address flew away
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Why is Mr. Pirzada no longer considered Indian?
India was split up after their independence. Dacca does not belong to India so he is Bengali and Muslim and lives in East Pakistan.
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Give an example of Person vs. Person conflict
Eliot vs. Mom: he is unhappy
Mr. Sen vs. Mrs. Sen: disagree about fish
Mother vs. Mrs. Sen: stops working with her after accident
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Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds
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Epiphany
A sudden perception of the meaning of something
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Define assiduously, and use it in a sentence relating to the story.
Assiduously means constant application or effort.
Mr. Kapasi found nothing noble in interpreting people's maladies and assiduously translating their symptoms.
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How well are the characters in the story assimilating to the culture of the United States? Give examples.
Lilia was born in the US so she does not know much about Indian culture, but she adapts by celebrating Halloween. The parents and Mr. Pirzada do not assimilate as well as they still eat Indian food and talk about India a lot.
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Give an example of foreshadow
Car accident: constant fear, no license, refusal to practice, stop for anything, distracted
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Hyperbole
an exaggeration
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Onomatopoeia
imitation of sounds in words
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What is the theme?
Dreams vs. Reality
You can have amazing dreams but you have to know what can actually be pursued in reality.
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Why is the candy highly valued? Why does Lilia eventually throw it away?
Lilia eats the candy as a prayer for Mr. Pirzada's family to stay safe, but she eventually realizes she will never know if they are safe so she just throws the candy away.
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What is a theme in the story?
Homesickness: can be evolved from the smallest thing nad can affect your personality
Lonliness: constant reality and presence in a person's life; you can temporarily suppress that feeling with community but it won't suffice
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Conceit
elaborate metaphors comparing very different things
500
Romanticism
a literary movement that developed during the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a reaction against neoclassicism. Poets used nature and imagination.