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Squatter – Rohinton Mistry

Squatter – Rohinton Mistry. Denis, Kristen, Kiri , Alexandra, MATT. Plot Summary. Nariman returns back to India He tells the story of Sarosh , a struggling immigrant that feels alienated in a white-dominant environment and is overwhelmed with new social values.

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Squatter – Rohinton Mistry

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  1. Squatter – RohintonMistry Denis, Kristen, Kiri, Alexandra, MATT

  2. Plot Summary • Nariman returns back to India • He tells the story of Sarosh, a struggling immigrant that feels alienated in a white-dominant environment and is overwhelmed with new social values. • Saroshencounters problems and struggles to adapt to the new nation and find his identity as a full, true, Canadian. • Sarosh managed to adopt most of Western culture but he could not go to the bathroom without ‘squatting’. “Sarosh did not give up trying

  3. Cont… • When rejected immigrants fail to adapt to western cultures they search desperately to find their former identity in their homeland. • This attempt backfires because the individual is so influenced by western culture that he is caught indisplacement from both cultures.

  4. Narration • Narrated by Nariman, who tells the story of Sarosh

  5. Characters • Sarosh- goes to Canada and has trouble adapting to culture and lifestyle. • -Heads back to India after not being able to become “westernized” • Nariman- tells the stories to the children

  6. Setting • Toronto, Canada • Mumbai, India (Apartment Complex)

  7. Topic and Theme • Immigration • Westernization • Identity

  8. Symbol • The toilet • Mercedes-Benz (Western car) • Squat

  9. School/Tradition • Postcolonial

  10. Style/Tone • Humor

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