"The Perforated Sheet" Salma Rushdie 1131-1143
"On the stroke of midnight, as a matter of fact. Clock-hands joined palms in respectful greeting as I came. Oh, spell it out, spell it out: at the precise instant of India's arrival at independence" (1131)
''Saleem is born at midnight, between August 14 and 15, 1947, the moment at which India and Pakistan became separate nations; as a "child" of that historic hour, he finds that his destiny is entwined with India's fate as a nation, so that his life unfolds as a precise parallel to the country's collective history thereafter" (1130)
Feels lost- "if I am to end up meaning- yes, meaning- something" (1132)
"Tai had been young. He had been playing this same boat, standing in the same hunched position, across the Dal and Nageen Lakes...Forever. As far as anyone knew." (1135)
"You know what this is, nakkoo? It's the place where the outside world meets the world inside you. If they don't get on, you feel it here. Then you rub your nose with embarrassment to make the itch go away. A nose like that, little idiot, is a great gift. I say: Trust it. When it warns you, look out or you'll be finished. Follow your nose and you'll go far" (1138).
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ReplyDeleteI love how well you take notes! You seem to get a very full understanding of the work with the accumulation of notes and quotes that you take down! I really Liked this story and how the tale takes a turn for all of the characters at one point or another. Very nice notes!