Balram describing the cars in the city as eggs even connects to the symbolism of the rooster coop.
Especially, Balram envisioning himself both inside and outside of the egg in Delhi watching the poor rot on the sidewalk #LUAWL
"The key to paradise was for young people. Thousands of young kids promised a better life" (102).
this line reminded me of William Blake's works from 302. the commonality for children's lives to be disregarded & in return promised rewards in heaven for their "sacrifice" #LUAWL
"We were not in the same social class but at least we were in the same bed" (37).
while Marj was a pretty politically involved child, she still had the childlike haze that sees everyone as equals before knowledge of difference and prejudice corrupts the mind #LUAWL
“A day they never celebrated when his father was alive, they stand together…drape a garland of rose petals…anoint their father’s forehead” (202).
the lack of something/someone can suddenly give new purpose to celebrate a day that was once unimportant, disregarded #LUAWL
A scene that really sticks with me, the images of the entrance to the crematorium. Sadly clever how the Nazi's turned something refreshing, the thought of a shower and an inherent human desire to be clean, and turned it into dehumanizing demise #LUAWL
special K was always my favorite cereal as a kid so the line, "Then just save the damn special K in case Hitler ever comes back!" (238) really had me #LUAWL
@state2151 I was captivated by this scene as well. I thought of the power Vladek wished to hold over his memory, choosing a path of selective memory through the burning of Anja's memories. If he doesn't have to relive such horrors through reading, he takes the power away from them #luawl
@state2151 the unearthing of the plane from the sand, and the unearthing of Katherine's body when he lays her to rest. things that are revealed under the surface within the novel could provide a great start for some research 👀#LUAWL
I was curious how “The English Patient” would really fit into a postcolonial novel in my opinion until I read the line…
”But you do not find adultery in the minutes of the Geographical Society. Our room never appears in the detailed report” (145) #LUAWL
the biblical names and allusions in Wide Sargasso Sea made me think about the Christianization of imperialists who turned the natives' religion into evil all while glorifying their own #LUAWL