Friday, May 9, 2014

Boo: 26-50


How knowledgeable Boo is about this culture unbelievable even knowing that she has lived with them. It is a wonder how she is able to have these characters portray different groupings in this society. Her research had to have taken years to gather and the interaction with these people. I consider the way she is able to write about Sunil and the other scavengers’ point of view is equivalent to me writing about a homeless man on the street. It goes beyond watching the person’s every movement and behavior. In relation to primary research, this had to have required much communication with true scavengers and their mindsets and what runs through their heads as they try to survive in this world. Also, Boo has referenced different riots and rivals throughout this section which reveals the history that she had to learn in order to have readers understand the background of Sunil; how he has become the person he is in the place of Annawadi, and how everyone else views him. An interesting moment is when Sunil is confused of Will Smith’s final actions in I Am Legend. I couldn’t help but wonder what everyone at the movie theater thought about the dystopia in comparison to the place they live.


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