Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 221 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations BEFORE we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Kavitha and Mustapha: The opening

Some observations:

The opening makes us wonder about who Mustafa is.

It tells us that in Pakistan at this time (now? we don't know), it is not uncommon for bandits to stop trains and rob the passengers. We learn that sometimes the passengers are killed (set on fire). Sometimes the men are taken off (to be enlisted in fighting for some cause? to be executed?). One of the passengers is killed (probably) and we worry that the rest will be killed too. Tension/suspense has begun.

We learn that Kavitha is probably no longer in love w/ her husband (or at least the passion has cooled).

The leader seems ruthless (his voice grows fangs--an awesome image!)
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