Slumdog Millionaire Class Notes

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Slumdog Millionaire Class Notes

• Characterization
• Setting
• Opening Conditions
• Flashback

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Characterization

• is the method used to develop a character.

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Characterization

• (1) showing the character's appearance
• (2) displaying the character's actions
• (3) revealing the character's thoughts
• (4) letting the character speak
• (5) getting the reactions of others

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Setting

• Time
• Place

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Background Knowledge for Setting - Mumbai

• Mumbai (formerly called Bombay)
• Capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
• Most populous city in India (2nd in world)
• Population of approximately 14 million.

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Background Knowledge for Setting -Recent History
of Mumbai

• The past two decades have seen an increase in
  violence.
• Hindu-Muslim riots of 199293 in which more than
  1,000 people were killed.

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Opening Conditions

• Introductory material which provides the opening
  conditions of the story, and presents other facts
  necessary to understanding the story.

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Flashback

• A flashback is a narrative technique that allows
  a writer to present past events during current
  events, in order to provide background for the
  current situation.

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Independent NotetakingRecord in your notes

• How is Jamal Malik characterized in the opening
  sequence of Slumdog Millionaire?
• How is the host of Who Wants to Be a
  Millionaire characterized in the opening
  sequence?
• What is the setting? Provide three specific
  images that develop the setting.
• What are the opening conditions of the story?
• How is flashback used in the opening sequence?