The Satanic Verses | Characters
In The Satanic Verses Rushdie provides a diverse and distinctive set of characters, some taken from contemporary life and some based on people mentioned in Muslim religious history. The most memorable is Saladin Chamcha, a character who is to some extent Rushdie's self-portrait. In his progress from Anglophilia to a renewed understanding of his Indian roots, in his journey from alienation to love, Saladin goes through the gamut of human emotions. Gibreel Farishta, a composite of two real-life Indian actors, is also a complex character, angelic on the outside, treacherous and...
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