Some of the positives about the book behind the beautiful forevers written by Katherine Boo is that each chapter is from different experiences of people in places that are usually not looked at or known for being poverty ridden. The first section of the book focuses on the slums in India that is located near an Airport. I like the formatting of each chapter in the first section, and how it is focused on different people in the neighborhood that was connected by Annawadi and goes in further to get more information. Another positive was Asha chapter stuck out on the effects of globalization. Asha wanted power due to her husband job and status around the community as a mood swinging drunk. Her determination to be on top and to not being one of them women that is digging though the trash. This showed a part of the power structured that was formed and how money can affect the way people looked at her. When Mr. Kamble asked for a loan for his health and to insure his kids would eat. Asha response was” you can see my situation Asha,” he said “No …show more content…
I believe that having a strong connection with a charter in the book would give a good way for the reader to learn they live and process their surroundings. I wanted more on how Asha story of the things she had to do to get into power and dive deep into the saying “corruption it’s all corruption “(Pg. 20) , but I understand the writer is trying to more than more point of view that can try to give the reader different insights. The second con that I can find would be some of the chapters didn’t connect with the last one unless you look for the connection towards the end of certain chapters. I have a short attention span so it take a while for me to find connections to the last chapter I know that other people progress chapters the same
Hey you yes you have you ever read the book finding mighty? well you may have not. but will tell you a little what to expect. The name of the book is… Finding Mighty and the author is Sheela Chari well the main idea of the book is to entertain the main idea of the book this girl like the grefeie on a certain street and well she goes there and she has a really good grade in art and that in how it begins.
I found it very interesting and educational to learn about the history of Uganda, a country often forgotten by the Western World. Before reading this novel I had no idea about the struggle that Indians and Africans underwent during this countdown. As a result of this novel I also learned more about the issues of systematic racism and the various downsides of class systems. Before this novel I had learned about class systems, such as the caste system in India, but by infusing history with the struggles of a young girl really helped me connect with the themes in a stronger way.
It also shows some more common ideas, like how all families have secrets, and in just a short time, someone’s life can be turned upside down and they have to find the best way to stay strong for themselves and their families. The most important thing I learned from this book, is how some people in other cultures find life to be very difficult when they are trying to do what is best for their family. Anita kept saying America is the ‘free country’ and I couldn’t agree more. So many people want to come here for so many different reasons, and it makes you realize that if our country is so great that people from all over the world want to move here, we are very lucky to be so highly thought
This book was brilliant. There were moments that made me laugh, moments that made me tremble in my chair, moments that made me cry, moments that melted my heart, and moments that made me want to rip my hair out at the roots. This book has it all, and it delivers it through a cold but much needed message.
In chapter seven of The Way We Never Were, Stephanie Coontz focuses on consumerism and materialism. In this chapter, Coontz claims that the root causes of consumerism is affecting Americans in a contemporary society is the mindset of people having an addiction to having the latest and greatest in terms of any goods. Coontz argues that “consumerism and materialism affect working adults and non working ones, both sexes and all ages, people who endorse new roles for women and people who oppose them” (page 223). In our society people buy what they want rather than what they need.
This book teaches the importance of self-expression and independence. If we did not have these necessities, then life would be like those in this novel. Empty, redundant, and fearful of what is going on. The quotes above show how different life can be without our basic freedoms. This novel was very interesting and it shows, no matter how dismal a situation is, there is always a way out if you never give up, even if you have to do it alone.
Marion Bauer certainly followed in the tradition of great novels. On My Honor is set in the hot summer of a small city. It explores the stress we put on ourselves to express blame and feel guilt when blamed. The biggest heartache is when you blame yourself for things that could not be prevented, or were not your fault. That is what Joel did.
This book really brings to light the neglect that some people are raised with. The thought that someone could come out of such a negligent past with compassion and understanding instead of bitterness is truly inspiring.... ... middle of paper ... ...
While it may be easier to persuade yourself that Boo’s published stories are works of fiction, her writings of the slums that surround the luxury hotels of Mumbai’s airport are very, very real. Katherine Boo’s book “Behind the Beautiful Forevers – Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity” does not attempt to solve problems or be an expert on social policy; instead, Boo provides the reader with an objective window into the battles between extremities of wealth and poverty. “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” then, exposes the paucity and corruption prevalent within India.
Qianlong’s education started at a very young age and was said to have been a child prodigy that by the age of six had learned Chinese characters, and commence his study under a tutor at the age of seven and studied all the Chinese classics with Hanlin scholars. As well as legendary rulers of the Chinese antiquity, Qianlong’s models were those of highly educated, usually referred to literati. Literati were scholars with high intelligence that aimed for ‘ya’, which meant elegance of thought, strong sense of character with the goal of living a simple life . Dressed in tradition Ming style clothing and headwear, Qianlong is portrayed as what he fantasies himself to be, a scholarly literati with an identical portrait of him in the background,
and "yesterday's" African Americans because it basically outlines all of the harsh struggles that the African American people had to go through to get to where they are today. I also think that this book could be used as a guiding tool, not to just blacks but whites too, to people who are lost and feel as if they serve no purpose in the world. As one can tell from reading this book, even the smallest or meaningless person can make a difference.
I learned a lot from this book. I learned a lot about why some stores are structured the way they are and how race, class, and gender are deeply imbedded in everything in the world and in everything we do. There is nothing we do that does not involve at least one of these aspects.
From the second half of the book I enjoyed learning new things and being able to find ways that I could relate these things to my life after graduation and my career. The two chapters that I was interested in were chapter 126: “Why do graduates of school for the deaf hold reunions every other year?” chapter 127: “I’ve noticed that Deaf people travel a lot—more than hearing people. Why? And how can they afford to? Where do they get the money?” I believe that I enjoyed these two chapters because it gave me insight on how Deaf people value friendship in each other it also gives me a closer look on the deaf community.
The Progress of Love by Alice Munro Plot: Woman gets a call at work from her father, telling her that her mother is dead. Father never got used to living alone and went into retirement home. Mother is described as very religious, Anglican, who had been saved at the age of 14. Father was also religious and had waited for the mother since he first met her. They did not have sex until marriage and the father was mildly disappointed that the mother did not have money.
The theme of this book is that the human capacity to adapt to and find happiness in the most difficult circumstances. Each character in the novel shows this in their way. For instance, their family is randomly taken from their home and forced to work but they still remain a close nit family. In addition, they even manage to stick together after being separated for one of their own. These show how even in the darkest time they still manage to find a glimmer of hope and they pursued on.