One Amazing Thing Sparknotes
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni, is an astonishing group of well-woven characters and stories. One scene, one event, one moment has drawn an intricate set of diverse characters together in this novel. It does a phenomenal job of giving each character the perspective and depth that the reader needs to not only listen to their voice, but to stand outside of them and see them as their companions do on this journey.
Set in a visa office somewhere in America, a group of applicants waits for their turn to handle bureaucracy required to visit India. They range in age, ethnicity, desire, patience, and need—but all are headed to India for powerful reasons. An earthquake traps them in the office together, and Divakaruni wonderfully foreshadows …show more content…
We are away from home for the first time and that can be a scary experience. We really do not know what to expect. And in essence, can relate to the way the characters feel in the book—we too are awaiting our fate being here. At the same time, we are surrounded by peers who are often very different from us. We all come with different backgrounds and baggage, and this book opens our eyes to how we should not be so quick to judge one another. In her book, Divakaruni highlights this key lesson in life here by writing, “From having put my story against others, I can see this much: everyone suffers in different ways. Now I don’t feel so alone.” This is absolutely one of my favorite quotes from the book because it demonstrates how we as humans have this tendency to feel alone when we are suffering—we create this mindset as if we are the only ones who know what it is like to feel pain. When in reality we all suffer, although it may be in variation, we all know what it feels like to hurt. So we should take comfort in knowing that we are not alone is this process of this new chapter of life, that we are all letting go of the past and starting our future. One Amazing Thing is a story about the importance of communication, about finding common ground, and about how in banding together there is comfort and
Set in a visa office somewhere in America, a group of applicants waits for their turn to handle bureaucracy required to visit India. They range in age, ethnicity, desire, patience, and need—but all are headed to India for powerful reasons. An earthquake traps them in the office together, and Divakaruni wonderfully foreshadows …show more content…
We are away from home for the first time and that can be a scary experience. We really do not know what to expect. And in essence, can relate to the way the characters feel in the book—we too are awaiting our fate being here. At the same time, we are surrounded by peers who are often very different from us. We all come with different backgrounds and baggage, and this book opens our eyes to how we should not be so quick to judge one another. In her book, Divakaruni highlights this key lesson in life here by writing, “From having put my story against others, I can see this much: everyone suffers in different ways. Now I don’t feel so alone.” This is absolutely one of my favorite quotes from the book because it demonstrates how we as humans have this tendency to feel alone when we are suffering—we create this mindset as if we are the only ones who know what it is like to feel pain. When in reality we all suffer, although it may be in variation, we all know what it feels like to hurt. So we should take comfort in knowing that we are not alone is this process of this new chapter of life, that we are all letting go of the past and starting our future. One Amazing Thing is a story about the importance of communication, about finding common ground, and about how in banding together there is comfort and