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Midnight’s Children

Salman Rushdie

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Study Questions & Suggested Essay Topics

Study Questions

1. What role does religious imagery play in the novel?


2. What is the significance of Saleem’s adoption of Parvati-the-witch’s son?


3. How does Rushdie’s narrative style reflect the novel’s intentions?


Suggested Essay Topics

1. How reliable a narrator is Saleem?

2. What is the role of fate in this novel?

3. Is Shiva a sympathetic character?

4. What is the significance of impotence throughout the novel?

5. Is Saleem’s crumbling death inevitable?