https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u Central metaphors in Midnight's Children. en-us 2021-11-20 03:18:36 UTC 2024-10-14 10:40:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f0cf.png mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903216209 2021-11-20 03:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903216209 mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903217965 "Metaphor"
"Things- even people- have a way of leaking into each other...like flavors when you cook" ]]> 2021-11-20 03:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903217965 mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903223909 This metaphor explains how the destiny of Saleem is connected to that of India. There is constant contrast of the characters and usually divided to create the perfect foil duet. ]]> 2021-11-20 03:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903223909 mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903226179 There is also a constant fight between the past and its ideologies and the present with its change. The historical past of Indian is always in conflict with all the aspects of its nation. ]]> 2021-11-20 03:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903226179 mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903230526 "Magical Realism" 
There is a prophecy that includes both Shiva and Saleem. Looking at the metaphor it also applies to this characters, who even though they don't want to be involve with each other still have interconnected destinies. Saleem, been born the same day India became its own independent nation and with his grows so those the progress of Indian creates a blurry line between what real or fictitious. Also, the contact movement of the timeline adds to the idea of having a stage of confusion. ]]> 2021-11-20 04:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903230526 mreye210 https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903237359 "Like flavors when you cook" the current the constant religious differences but also create the identity of the characters in the novel and ties the traditional to the current affairs. The history of India and the life of the characters are constantly getting mixed, the constant motion from the individuals to the state. ]]> 2021-11-20 04:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mreye210/zza08aw8gyf0lx6u/wish/1903237359