A Fine Balance | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Dina's flat - This building is where the sewing business is run from.

Vishram Vegetarian Restaurant - This building is where Ishvar and Om regularly have their tea.

Nusswan's house - This building is where Dina grew up and where she returns to later in life.

The hut in the slums - This building was flattened by the government.

The doorway of the chemist shop - This is where Ishvar and Om slept while they were homeless.

Mumtaz Tailoring - This building is where Ishvar, Om and his father, Narayan, were apprentices.

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