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The Third and Final Continent by Jhumpa Lahiri

Yanish Tucker. The Third and Final Continent by Jhumpa Lahiri. Plot. Story is based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s father’s immigration to Boston (USA) He moves there after being offered a job at a library at MIT He stays with a 103 year-old piano teacher (Mrs Croft)

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The Third and Final Continent by Jhumpa Lahiri

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  1. Yanish Tucker The Third and Final Continentby JhumpaLahiri

  2. Plot • Story is based on JhumpaLahiri’s father’s immigration to Boston (USA) • He moves there after being offered a job at a library at MIT • He stays with a 103 year-old piano teacher (Mrs Croft) • His new wife (whom he married in India) joins him at a later date • He is not yet comfortable with his wife, but they begin to warm up to each other after visiting Mrs Croft

  3. Themes • Migration – the whole story is based on the experience of moving to another country • Adaptation – the narrator has to make changes to his lifestyle according to his new locations – first in England and then in the USA • Traditions – there is a conflict of cultures that the narrator has to learn to accep • Isolation – coming to a new country without knowing anyone is lonely

  4. Characters • The narrator – polite, thoughtful, caring, accepting, intelligent • Mrs Croft – boisterous, picky, traditional, physically very fragile • Mala – talented, shy and awkward at first, friendly once the narrator gets to know her • Helen – matter-of-fact, calm

  5. Genre • Written autobiographically (actually a biography) • Immigration • Traditions vs. changing societies

  6. Structure • Story has main 3 parts: • The narrator’s life before staying at Mrs Croft’s house • His life while at Mrs Croft’s house • His life after leaving Mrs Croft’s house • There is also a short conclusion of everything that has happened at the end

  7. Language • Often quite plain, no difficult vocabulary • Little imagery (one example is: “Age had battered he features so that she almost resembled a man.” – P.383) • Little emotive language (one example is: “I was mortified.” – P.389) • The relatively uncluttered language allows the reader to focus more on the events occurring

  8. Links with other short stories • “On Her Knees” also deals with society, although from a different perspective • “The Taste of Watermelon” is set in a new place for the narrator • “Meteor” also has the theme of with adapting to new and different surroundings • “There Will Come Soft Rains” is based on human progress • “The Yellow Wall Paper” also deals with isolation • “The Signalman” deals with isolation as well

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