Blog Log #2

I really like how in chapter three, Nadira tells the story of her family, so that the reader can have some sort of idea of her past in Bengal.

In chapter three, Nadira says "Then the British, men with ledgers and rubber boots, arrived and wanted to slice Bengal in half." This quote makes makes think of a connection between Nadira's family's past, and her family's present. In my connection, the British are like the INS, trying to take control of people's lives because they think its right and they have the authority to do it. Bengal is like Nadira's family. It is being ripped into two parts. Muslims and Hindus in Bengal, Nadira and Aisha and their parents in the United States.