37 pages • 1 hour read
Nayomi MunaweeraIsland of a Thousand Mirrors
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Describe how the two narrators are connected historically and culturally. How do Yasodhara and Saraswathi’s voices work together in telling the story of the Sri Lankan Civil War?
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What is the importance of having such a detailed history of Yasodhara’s family? Why is it significant that such detail is not offered for Saraswathi’s family history?
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How is Yasodhara’s family privileged on the island? What happens to this privilege when they immigrate to the United States?
