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BS Chapters1-4
The
buddha of Suburbia
by
Hanif Kureishi
Chapter
by chapter
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PART 1
Chapter 1 :
Karim is 17 years old and
has two different orgins—English (from his mother) and Indian (
from his father). He has a little brother—Allie-- a teenager who
has an effeminate behaviour. His father is Indian he practices yoga
and teaches yoga lessons at Eva's house. Karim's father is having an
affair with Eva. Karim is attracted by Charlie—Eva's son.
Karim's father has been
living in England for 20 years. One night karim and his father go to
Eva's house so the father may teach yoga. Karim goes to teh attic
with Charlie and they talk about music. He goes to the toilets to
think about his relation with Charlie, and later goes to the garden,
there he observes his father having sex with Eva. Surpirsed he goes
back tot eh attic where he has a sexual relation with Charlie. The
boys are caught in the act by Karim's father who gets angry. Karim
tells his father that he has seen him with Eva, so they decide to
keep the secrets.
Chapter 2 :
Eva calls Karim's house and
says to him that he should come to see her so she could give him some
books. The father who is angry decided to come too. When they arrive,
Karim notices that Charlie has dyed his hair . Karim talks with a
girl called Helen who is has met on the spot.
This girl is attracted by
Karim who is still attracted by Charlie. Karim talks with her about
his father's arrival to England.
One day, before going to his
aunt jean's house, he goes by Helen's house. Helen's fahter who is
racist insults him and forbids him to see his daughter. Then he goes
to his aunt's. He goes and watches a match with his uncle Ted. Karim
underst&ands that his mother is suspicious of Haroon's
relationship with Eva.
Chapter
3 :
First in this chapter there
is a presentation of Ted and Jean as 'the two normal unhappy
alcoholics '. The scene takes place at Eva's home because she
has organised a party with Marianne. A tthe party Charlie meets helen
and they excahnge addresses and phone numbers. Karl and Marianne are
at the party and meet Jean and Ted.
During this chapter Margaret
discovers Haroon's affair with Eva. Haroon now wears extravagant
clothes. Karim calls his father 'buddha'/ 'God' for the first time .
Chapter 4 :
Haroon explain to Ted that
Ted's heart is broken.
Karim pays a visit to his
uncle Anwar's shop where he also find Nawar's wife, called Princess
Jeeta, and their daughter Jamila. Karim also describes Miss Cutmore
who is important for Jamila : she loves France, French books.
Anwar wants Jamila to get
married, and so he calls his brother in India to arrange the wedding.
Harron and Anwer have an argument because they disagree with the way
to educate their children.
The main characters in The Buddha of Suburbia
Haroon, Karim's father
He is Indian. He looks like he loves his family, he is introduced as a good father at the beginning—he kisses his family when he comes back hoe after work, and he appears to be in a good mood. He may seem stressed, anxious because he practices yoga, maybe it is to be more relaxed. His practising yoga also shows Haroon is patient and calm. Haroon seems fascinated by the practice of yoga and he is hard-working. Yet Haroon is developing a love affair with Eva, he is unfaithful to his wife. (Camille) He is a humourous character, he is motor to the story. He is not a perfect example for his kids. (Yassine) Haroon seems to have his own philosophy of life, he teaches. He is a very proud character. He is attracted by Eva because she is happy, her life seems exciting. (…) His best friend is Anwar. (Billy)
Eva, Charlie's mother and Haroon's lover.
She is English. She organises Yoga sessions at her home, so we can guess that she is interested in this culture. She looks like she loves literature, reading because she advises some books as 'Candide' to karim. She is open-minded. Even if she knows Haroon has a wife, she has an affair with him. She is at the origin of Margaret and Haroon's separation. (Camille) Her husband used to beat her. ( Laura)
Changez, Jamila 's husband
He represents the typical image of an Indian immigrant who moves to England. He thinks his life will be better in England. ( Laura) He is lazy and curious. His marriage with Jamila has been arranged by their families. Anwar wants him to work at the store. He is Indian and when he arrives in England he doesn't know Jamila. He soon becomes friends with Karim. (Camille) Although he loves his wife, and they live together, his love is not reciprocal, and he ends up being unfaithful to Jamila with a prostitute. Finally Anwar doesn't like Changez because he doesn't work hard at the store ( he sleeps there). ( Billy)
Karim Amir, the narrator of the book, Haroon and Margaret's son.
He searches himself, he doesn't know if he is gay or heterosexual, he appears to be bisexual. ( Yassine)
Margaret, Karim and Allie's mother and Haroon's wife.
She is shy and reserved. She helps her son, Allie. She works, does the housework, works int he kitchen. She is not a main character. (Yassine)
Allie, Karim's little brother.
He is effeminate, we may think that he is homosexual but at the end of the book he has a girlfriend. (Yassine)
Jamila, Anwar and Jeeta's daughter, Changez's wife.
She is a feminist, and she likes defending her idea. She didn't want to marry Cahngez, but she agreed to do it after her father had blackmailed her ( she had to marry Changez or he would starve to death). She has sex with Karim but refuses to have sex with Changez. ( Billy) She is Karim's best friend. She talks about her problems with Karim. ( Laura) She is very clever she likes learning new things, she often goes to the library where she meets Miss Cutmore. ( ...)
He is Indian. He looks like he loves his family, he is introduced as a good father at the beginning—he kisses his family when he comes back hoe after work, and he appears to be in a good mood. He may seem stressed, anxious because he practices yoga, maybe it is to be more relaxed. His practising yoga also shows Haroon is patient and calm. Haroon seems fascinated by the practice of yoga and he is hard-working. Yet Haroon is developing a love affair with Eva, he is unfaithful to his wife. (Camille) He is a humourous character, he is motor to the story. He is not a perfect example for his kids. (Yassine) Haroon seems to have his own philosophy of life, he teaches. He is a very proud character. He is attracted by Eva because she is happy, her life seems exciting. (…) His best friend is Anwar. (Billy)
Eva, Charlie's mother and Haroon's lover.
She is English. She organises Yoga sessions at her home, so we can guess that she is interested in this culture. She looks like she loves literature, reading because she advises some books as 'Candide' to karim. She is open-minded. Even if she knows Haroon has a wife, she has an affair with him. She is at the origin of Margaret and Haroon's separation. (Camille) Her husband used to beat her. ( Laura)
Changez, Jamila 's husband
He represents the typical image of an Indian immigrant who moves to England. He thinks his life will be better in England. ( Laura) He is lazy and curious. His marriage with Jamila has been arranged by their families. Anwar wants him to work at the store. He is Indian and when he arrives in England he doesn't know Jamila. He soon becomes friends with Karim. (Camille) Although he loves his wife, and they live together, his love is not reciprocal, and he ends up being unfaithful to Jamila with a prostitute. Finally Anwar doesn't like Changez because he doesn't work hard at the store ( he sleeps there). ( Billy)
Karim Amir, the narrator of the book, Haroon and Margaret's son.
He searches himself, he doesn't know if he is gay or heterosexual, he appears to be bisexual. ( Yassine)
Margaret, Karim and Allie's mother and Haroon's wife.
She is shy and reserved. She helps her son, Allie. She works, does the housework, works int he kitchen. She is not a main character. (Yassine)
Allie, Karim's little brother.
He is effeminate, we may think that he is homosexual but at the end of the book he has a girlfriend. (Yassine)
Jamila, Anwar and Jeeta's daughter, Changez's wife.
She is a feminist, and she likes defending her idea. She didn't want to marry Cahngez, but she agreed to do it after her father had blackmailed her ( she had to marry Changez or he would starve to death). She has sex with Karim but refuses to have sex with Changez. ( Billy) She is Karim's best friend. She talks about her problems with Karim. ( Laura) She is very clever she likes learning new things, she often goes to the library where she meets Miss Cutmore. ( ...)
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