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Fasting, Feasting Study Guide

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by Anita Desai
About 50 pages (15,050 words)
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Fasting, Feasting Study Guide consists of approx. 50 pages of summaries and analysis on Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai. Browse the literature study guide below:

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Anita Desai's novel of intricate family relations plays out in two countries, India and the United States. The core characters comprise a family living in a small town in India, where provincial customs and attitudes dictate the futures of all children: girls are to be married off and boys are to become as educated as possible. The story contrasts the life of the main character, Uma, the family's older daughter, with Arun, the boy and baby of the family. Uma spends her life in subservience to her older demanding parents, while massive effort and energy is expended to insure Arun's education and placement in a university in Massachusetts. (read more)
      Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2
      Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4
      Part 1, Chapter 5
      Part 1, Chapters 6 and 7
      Part 1, Chapter 8
      Part 1, Chapter 9
      Part 1, Chapters 10 and 11
      Part 1, Chapters 12 and 13
      Part 2, Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17
      Part 2, Chapters 18, 19, 20 and 21
      Part 2, Chapters 22, 23, 24 and 25
      Part 2, Chapters 26 and 27

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