The Shadow Lines

by Amitav Ghosh

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The Shadow Lines Questions and Answers

What is the role of the narrator's uncle Tridib in fashioning the narrator's perception of life in The Shadow Lines?

What is your interpretation of the title "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh?

What is the role of women characters in Shadow Lines?

How are maps and borders symbolically used in The Shadow Lines?

How is Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh considered a post-colonial novel?

When and why does the narrator visit London in The Shadow Lines?

What is the significance of the title "Shadow Lines" in the novel?

What is the symbolism of darkness in The Shadow Lines?

Compare Robi and Ila's attitudes towards their positions in social/immigrant/native spaces in The Shadow Lines.

What is the grandmother's concept of time in The Shadow Lines?

How does Robi react to meeting Rehman-Saheb in a London restaurant in The Shadow Lines?

How is freedom depicted in The Shadow Lines?

Can you summarize the story of The Shadow Lines? Is it about geographical boundaries?

Summarize and analyze characters in Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh.

How does Amitav Ghosh use dark humor and danger in Mayadebi's interactions with her servants and her reaction to a lizard in her lawn in "Shadow Lines"?