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?
