Boo 1-25

I really liked Boo's introduction of the book. She paints a very descriptive picture for the readers, and goes into detail on the characters themselves, providing small backstories as much as she can. In doing so, she establishes not only who they are, but in many cases, their reasoning behind their goals. I especially like how the writer takes us back from the moment she'd described in Abdul's mind during the prologue to "when it all began". Once the first chapter, Annawadi, begins, the way she takes us back to the events leading up to what had happened in the prologue is very interesting. In a way, she is giving us the "normal" versus the "chaotic" in writing these events on Abdul, his family, and Annawadi. Furthermore, there is a strongly established setting with the backdrop of Mumbai where multiple classes co-exist in their own attempts to get by. She addresses the problems of a wider scale (living on squatted land, lazy police, little education, the Hindu-Muslim conflicts), as well as the more personal ones (trying to get out of Annawadi, feuds with other families due to their "success").  Boo gives the readers this world of the action, struggles, and determination of those who live in Annawadi with each and every character she introduces, along with their experiences living in the slums of Mumbai.