suicide by jumping in front of a train. The title describes a moment in time when the lives of four very different people are in balance‚ when they find stability and happiness in the midst of chaos. For a time the uneasy relationship between the four holds together‚ and they experience a brief period of happiness. Horrible events intrude on the "fine balance" they have achieved and the end is unhappy for
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The novel A Fine Balance‚ written by Rohinton Mistry‚ takes place in India in the mid-1970s when the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency”. A period of political turmoil and violence ensues‚ wreaking havoc onto all as they try to survive under new orders. During this time‚ four individual’s lives become intertwined in unimaginable ways as they each conquer problem after problem‚ relishing the smallest moments of bliss as they try to continue on. This relentless battle between hope and
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4 Characters: Dina‚ Ishvar‚ Om‚ Maneck. Ishvar is Om’s nephew. Dina is widowed. Maneck college student. Dina Shroff‚ who was raised by her strict brother after her father died she meets Rustom Dalal. The couple fall in love and marry‚ but on their third wedding anniversary Rustom is killed in a bicycle accident‚ leaving Dina alone. Rustom’s aunt teaches Dina to sew her eyesight begins to fail‚ so she is forced to find another way to make money Her friend Zenobia introduces
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Reading Response Journal #1 I chose to read Rohinton Mistry ’s A Fine Balance‚ a story about four very different people living in India during a period of great civil unrest known as The State of Emergency. I found this book incredibly easy to get into because of the way Mistry writes. He seems to create the story around you‚ placing you in the setting as a viewer‚ involving you in the lives of the characters. Mistry clearly outlines the political and economic situation of India at the time‚ further
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Plot Summary By Michael J. Cummings...© 2009 .......Wounded‚ the narrator takes refuge at nightfall with his valet‚ Pedro‚ in an apartment in the turret of a grand but gloomy chateau in Italy’s Apennines Mountains. Pedro had broken into the building‚ which appears to have been temporarily abandoned‚ so that his injured employer would have a place to rest. .......The furnishings are elegant but old and run-down. On the walls are tapestries‚ armorial trophies‚ and modern paintings in frames
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Plot Summary The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around main character Scout Finch. She lives with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. Atticus is a widow‚ and Scout has no mother. The family resides in a fictional Alabama town called Maycomb‚ which is in the grips of the great depression. Even though many in the town are struggling‚ Atticus is a lawyer with a strong work ethic and a good client base‚ so the Finch family is doing pretty well - at least when compared to many of the other
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah and Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance explore an assortment of issues and situations that occur through time in the modern day United States and Nigeria‚ and 1970s India‚ respectively. The presence of different types of uncertainty in the characters’ lives either spur them or limit them in varied cultural contexts. The manifestation and effect of uncertainty can be observed in both platonic and romantic relationships the characters develop‚ the struggle to survive
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Wasserstein puts it‚ “The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity‚ self-loathing‚ and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or‚ sadder yet‚ no longer necessary.” In A Fine Balance‚ Rohinton Mistry attempts to portray life that slips off between the cup and lip‚ leaving vague patterns behind‚ very often bringing down every attempt at maintaining that balance in life where the worthy struggles and wages a
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that with certain chemicals‚ we are able to cut-and-paste the DNA of certain organisms‚ and alter them to comply to our sociable needs. But this can also affect modern medicine‚ political factors‚ economic‚ and societal balances in our nation. For medicine‚ Biotechnology has been a blessing‚ healing people who suffer from a sex-linked trait known as Hemophilia. Hemophilia is a condition where the person may die of blood loss when cut or wounded
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Tiffany Morris English 1102 September 10‚ 2009 “The Necklace” Plot Summary “The Necklace” starts with a description of Madame Loisel. Madame Loisel and her husband whom is just a clerk are far from being well off financially‚ this doesn’t stop Madame Loisel from wanting to live a lavish life above her means. She dreams of status‚ to rub noses with the elite‚ gourmet meals and decadent dresses. Madame Loisels’ husband goes through trouble of getting a invite to the ball to make a his
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