The "Africa" group (or whoever wants to!) should answer TWO of the following:
Q1: In “When Mr. Pirzada Came
to Dine,” the narrator writes, “Most of all I remeber the three of them
operating during that time as if they were a single person, sharing a single
meal, a single body, a single silence, a single fear” (41). What does this
memory of his parents and Mr. Pirzada as a child say about the immigrant
experience? Why did the three of them become “one”?
Q2: The narrators of both
stories are the second generation, “Indians” but also “Americans.” What does
being “Indian” mean to them, and do you feel it’s even how they seem
themselves? What makes it difficult to maintain their identity in the new
world?
Q3: Why do you think the power
outage allows Shukumar and Shoba to finally stop avoiding each other and tell
teach other the truth? Ironically, what about darkness helps them to ‘see’ each
other after all this time?
Q4: Why do you think the
narrator remembers Mr. Pirzada after all this time, especially since he was
only part of their lives for a short time? What does he come to represent about
her heritage, but also her childhood?
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