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LITERATURE ACADEMY: Focus on Midnight's Children
SALEEM SINAI IN MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN
Book 2 p. 210
Saleem age 9 (Mumbai, India)
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Lives in Methold Estate, Mumbai.
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Attends Cathedral and John Connon Boys' High School on Outram Road.
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Possesses telepathic powers that allows him to make the first contact with the Midnight's children in the chapter "All India Radio".
Book 2 p.431
Saleem age 16 (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Lives in a private land in Korangi road in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Attends his Aunt Alia's college to study History.
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Loses telepathic powers after nose surgery
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Develops a supernatural sense of smell.
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Loses contact with the Midnight's children due to move to Pakistan and anger towards the community.
Book 3
Saleem 30s (Mumbai India) p.481
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Lives in the slums of Mumbai temporarily.
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Suffers from a severe memory loss in his early 20s which leads him to joining to the army.
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Develops a somber personality.
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In his early 30s, begins living in the slums of Mumbai with Picture Singh.
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Saleem and the rest of the Midnight's children are sterilized by Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
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Saleem loses his powers permanently but adopts a child and marries Padma.
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Accepts his life being intertwined with India's life.
Reflect on how Saleem's character evolved over the course of the book. What were the factors that caused this change e.g. setting, plot etc.
Reflection Point
Point to Ponder
Why did the author choose to represent Saleem's character in such light (big changes in personality through the years)? Are there elements of metaphor, irony, symbolism in this choice?
Midnight in Action
Complete the graphic organizer below to conduct a character analysis on Saleem Sinai.
Character Analysis of Saleem Sinai
CHARACTERS
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