Slumdog Millionaire- Entry 4

Comments:

1. Salim is now involved in acting, trying to pursuid his dreams in acting, ever since the fortune teller told him he will become an actor.
2. Ahmed was a strange character; he was pertty creepy due to his enjoymdent of death.
3. Ram reads the story magazine to the people. Everyone loves the action thrill of the story.
4. Ram swears that he was in Mumbai during the war.
5. Smita is not pleased by his stories, she is as serious as ever.

Questions:

• What is Ahmed's problem?
• Why does he choose to be so akward? Did he kill the man in the photograph?
• Why is Smita acting strange as well? Does she still not believe Ram's stories?
• In stories why is it so hard to figure out if a character in the story is lying or not?

Words:

1. Cauldron(pg.183)- a large kettle or boiler
2. Gesticulate(pg.189)- to make or use gestures
3. Opaquely(pg.189)- not transparent or translucent

Literary Terms:

• "Quietly we began advancing on our foot."(ph.174)- metaphor.
• "I glanced at the tv and almost cut my finger, because onscreen was the same photograph that had been in the yellow envelope."(pg.203)-foreshadowing

Summary:

• This section introduces the life of Ram and Salim as they get older. They both seperate into their new life.