Chirta Banerjee Divakaruni by Ashley https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52 Background on the Author en-us 2016-09-22 12:07:40 UTC 2016-09-23 12:21:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Author's Background pitomboy2000 https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125677533 She was born 1956 in Kolkata, India but moved to the United States for her graduate studies. While she was here she earned her master’s degree in English from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.]]> 2016-09-22 12:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125677533 The Author pitomboy2000 https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125680657 Chirta Banerjee Divakaruni is a popular writer with may accomplishments and great stories.]]> 2016-09-22 12:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125680657 Author's Background pitomboy2000 https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125681468 She has may stories some of which are:
-The Place of Illusion
-One Amazing Thing
-Arranged Marriage: stories
-Clothes
Oleander Girl

]]> 2016-09-22 12:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125681468 Author's Background pitomboy2000 https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125683192 She has won many awards such as:
-Some stories she has written have been included in the Best American short stories, the O'Henry Prize Stories, and 2 Pushcart Prize Anthologies
-Won an American Book Award
-Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 
- In the top 100 best short shories

]]> 2016-09-22 12:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125683192 Clothes pitomboy2000 https://padlet.com/pitomboy2000/m88al3esoi52/wish/125685932 Clothes is a short story about arranged marriages. Some of the characters are: Sumita and her husband. Some symbolism and themes are: use of color to appeal to different emotions. The overall theme is how you can change your identity with the different clothes.
The basic plot of the story is Sumita's cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes

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