jhumpa lahiri and setting (1)

❧Jhumpa Lahiri

❧ Bengali-American author

❧ Interpreter of Maladies (1999)❧ Pulitzer Prize

winner❧ The Namesake

(2003)❧ Unaccustomed Earth

(2008)❧ The Lowland

(9/24/13)❧ Booker Prize short

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Bangladesh

❧Bangladesh

❧ 1947 Partition of Bengal and British India❧ West Bengal (Hindu) became part of India❧ East Bengal (Muslim) became part of Pakistan

❧ 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War❧ 8th most populated country❧ 89% Islamic

❧Setting

❧ The “place” of the story, but an author may make of use it several different ways.

❧ Exterior setting: Aspects of setting that occur outside the characters.

❧ Interior setting: Aspects of setting that occur inside the minds and hearts of the characters.

❧Setting

❧ Setting as backdrop: to simply set the stage where the conflict of the story takes place

❧ Setting as atmosphere: to set the mood of the piece and help us to feel or appreciate the character’s emotional state

❧ Setting to lend authenticity: to make the narrative believable by accurately capturing realistic details of place in the story

❧ Setting as situation: to stress the tensions inherent in a situation❧ Setting as motive: to serve as motive or motivation for a character❧ Setting as metaphor: to serve as a metaphor (i.e., as a concrete

expression of an abstract idea)