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.
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