3 November 1984 Flashcards
1
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Summary
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- Wont buy paper, don’t have time, too upsetting.
- when in bookstore, notice front page. stare at people dead, I’ve seen alive.
- today, don’t want to think of hindus, Sikhs killing
- don’t want to think of all these people
- write of peacocks, sea, think of something else
- thinking of Amrit, same length hair.
2
Q
Gunwant Singh
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- singh, Sikh faith
3
Q
‘imlee’
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- tamarind, tree grows in India, fruit in cooking
4
Q
volta
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- turning point
5
Q
themes
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- loss of innocence
- escaping reality
- weight of memory
6
Q
individual v collective grief
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- personal, touches on broader implications.
