Samad's Great Grandfather, Mangal Pande, Played A Huge Role In History

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1. Samad’s Great grandfather, Mangal Pande, Played a huge role in history because he was the one who allegedly started a revolutionary uprising in India. Mangal Pande shot the first bullet in the Indian mutiny of 1857. Samad looks up to his great grandfather and hopes to be just like him. Samad thought he should be treated like royalty because of his blood. I believe having his great grandfather in his blood gave him hope and made him believe in himself. Samad feels the need to let everyone know who his great grandfather was. He considers himself above other because of his family history.
2. Clara immigrated from Jamaica to England with her mother. In search of a different life Clara meets Ryan Topps. After meeting Ryan she becomes fascinated …show more content…

According to Shiva, a relationship between an English woman and an Indian man will never work out because there is too much bloody history. These relationships never seemed to work out even though the people from the cultures would get along. This affair shows us that even though there was a culture clash in England it was still a bit odd to have relations out of ones culture.
5. The Harvest Festival is very significant in the Iqbal’s lives. It is what started to tear this family apart because this is how Samad started talking to Poppy Jones. He wanted to get rid of the festival so there would be more religious events. Poppy Jones supports him and they plan to take to down the festival together. Poppy and Samad end up having an affair due to spending time flirting and this hurts his family. Also Samad does not realize that his kids like the Harvest festival and want to participate in it. After the Festival, Samad sends away his Son, Magid, so that he can become faithful to his …show more content…

The Jamaicans had a minority status and they wanted to prove themselves to the rest of society. They adopted the English way of life and wanted to be accepted into that culture. The history of the Glenard Oak School shows people coming together from all backgrounds. Different types of people were adopting the English way of life.
14. The twins want to fit in and become part of English culture. Milat was popular and everyone liked him but he was confused and didn’t feel like he belonged. Since Magid was sent to Bangladesh he returned more English than ever. Samad sending Magid away was a huge mistake on his part because it only made Magid want to become more English. On the other hand, Milat was never really accepted by his father and would rebel by smoking and drinking. I think that their intentions were very similar but since Magid was sent away they ended up taking different paths.
15. Dr. Sick, Or Dr. Marc-Pierre Perret, Conspired with the Nazis on their notorious eugenics projects. Samad and Archie join the Russian mission on raiding Dr. Perret. Samad and Archie end up capturing Dr. Perret after a game of poker with the Russians. Samad wants to kill Dr. Sick so that they will become heroes when they return home. Samad challenges Archie to kill the Doctor saying he wants to know what kind of man he is. It was believed by Samad that all this time Archie killed Dr. Sick but he ends up returning when the Future Mouse conference is held in London. Archie once again saves

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