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Afterwords
Did you miss the meeting? Or did we fail to discuss all the questions? Perhaps something slipped your mind, or only occurred to you later. If so, here's your chance to continue the conversation. For the time being, this blog is open for comment only to registered members of the book group. Other readers may contact me at hcrane@cambridgema.gov. Please, no flaming or cussing.
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2 comments:
This is a good question because all those who do come to Kittur to find a better life do not in fact find it. It is not just that they are naive in their expectations, like the two brothers, but that Indian society is prestructured in ways we would have difficulty understanding if we were not familiar with it. Unless one has connections or is a member of an ethnic group that will assist, success is difficult. No one wants to help someone they look down upon. steven
This is a good question because all those who do come to Kittur to find a better life do not in fact find it. It is not just that they are naive in their expectations, like the two brothers, but that Indian society is prestructured in ways we would have difficulty understanding if we were not familiar with it. Unless one has connections or is a member of an ethnic group that will assist, success is difficult. No one wants to help someone they look down upon. What Adige also does, however, is reveal the psychodynamics of poverty. It is not just that these new arrivals are hindered in their efforts to be successful, but that the toll poverty, humiliation, degradation takes on them also hinders them. That was something I do not find in Dickens. steven
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