Since the last post, a lot has happened but a little has happened at the same time. Tensions in their city are rising and because of this it is becoming more and more dangerous in the city. Stricter and stricter rules are being implemented, such as limited internet time. Now Nadia and Sadiq are hearing talks of a "door" to freedom from their country.
If I were to put myself into this book, it would be scary. Just imagining living in a war-torn country and having to flee without the help of your family is a scary thought. If I were in the book I think I would be friends with Nadia, she is independent and has more of an open-mind than most of the other people in the book. She is willing to look outside of her culture and see if the things they preach are actually the right thing to do. But, I do feel like at the same time as I would get along with her, I would also disagree with her at times. She is too stubborn to go back and see her family because she feels scared and a little bit egotistical. She doesn't want to have them even think that she is saying they were right in saying that she shouldn't be independent. I would clash with her on this because sometimes even if you know you are right you should put that behind you and apologize, especially in her situation where quite frankly her and her family could die at any moment. I don't think I would get along with Sadiq as well just because he is scared to speak his mind at times, especially with his family. This can frustrate me especially if there is something really bothering you, but you still don't say anything. The quality of him that I would get along with however, is that he actually thinks things through and weighs out the pros and cons before doing things. I will be commenting on Danny and Gracie's posts.
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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Since the last post here are some of the main points that have happened in the book. Saeed and Nadia are getting closer to each other as they get to learn about each other. There has also been more parallel stories. In the book, in almost every chapter there is a short 1-2 page parallel story about something or someone in a different part of the world. Some of the parallels have been in La Jolla and Australia. There are no main characters in these side stories, but there are people who aren’t named. Another thing is that their country has been becoming more and more controlling of the citizens every day life. As I said in the last post, I thought that more relationships would be revealed and explained, which is what happened. Nadia has a non-existent relationship with her whole family. It ended because she wanted to move out on her own and in her culture, an unmarried woman moving out on her own is unheard of. This was just the tipping point though, she always had a tense relationship, as her family was very religious and she didn't believe in religion. A price of advice I would give her is to be the bigger person and talk to her family, even though they don’t agree with each other, she should still at least say an actual goodbye because she doesn’t know when her chance to talk to them will be over. Saeed and his family have a good relationship. Saeed lives with his parents and he avoids upsetting them at all costs. They are constantly worried about him especially if he doesn’t answer his phone or stays out past the countries curfew. Some advice I would give to Saeed is to speak his mind to his parents more often. He shouldn’t keep his thoughts in because he doesn’t want to upset them. Another relationship is between the government and its citizens. The government is gaining a lot of control of its citizens, with phone lines being disconnected and internet being limited. The citizens also have a curfew. The citizens are living in fear of death every day, they hear violence and terror every day. I don’t know what advice to give to this relationship because it’s so complex. Also I don’t know the reason of the war and I feel that I couldn’t give good advice without the context. I will comment on Gracie and Danny’s blogs. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
So far, not too much has happened in my book. It is mainly introductions and background on the main characters, Saeed and Nadia. They are two people living in a war-torn country, which isn’t specified. I think that the country left unspecified makes the book more powerful because you can think of so many countries that can be described as war-torn, which isn’t something that we should be able to do. Anyways, Saeed and Nadia both work for an advertising company and so far I have read about both Saeed and Nadia’s families. Saeed lives with his parents and Nadia does not have any contact with her family anymore. Throughout the book, while the plot is being explained, there will be an interruption such as, ” In the distance a bond could be heard,” this adds to the strong idea of an unsafe and violent place. Another thing that has happened is foreshadowing of death among different people. For example, the narrator says something like, " They haven't spoken in months, little did they know they didn't have much more time to speak." This also adds to the uncertainty and shock of the real world, where anything can happen in an instant. I think in the next part of my book, the main characters will continue to develop a relationship with each other and with the society they are living in. I think we will learn even more about Nadia and Saeed’s pasts and because there was some foreshadowing, I think more people from the main characters pasts will die. I don't know what the main conflict of the book will be yet, but I’m assuming it’s going to be something about their country and relationship. I think that we will break through Nadia’s shell because so far she has a pretty tough exterior, while Saeed is the opposite. I think we will also see conflict between Nadia and her family as well as Saeed's parents. I will comment on Danny and Gracie’s blogs. |
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