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The Third and Final Continent (Characters/relationships (Mrs. Croft (The…
The Third and Final Continent
Characters/relationships
Mrs. Croft
103 years old
Living in the past / scared of the present
The Narrator's Landlady/landlord
He becomes a caretaker of sorts to her
Mrs. Croft's story of loneliness and inability to adapt to the changing world around her parallel's the narrator's journey to a new country with new customs and way of life.
A piano teacher and single mother ---> achomplished yet ordinary
The Narrator
He moved from India
He lived in London
Helen : Mrs. Croft's daughter
A friend to the narrator
The Wife :green_cross: Mala
Arranged marriage
They do not know each other well
She is scared to travel and move away from her family
She tried to adapt to living in a new country
Narrator
Ambitious
Unenthusiastic (in the beginning)
Proud and Happy (in the closing paragraphy)
setting:
The main action takes place in Boston, in the US.
North London
India : His home town where he grew up and where his mother and brother lived. His wife is also from India
Themes and Ideas
Travel
Lose of Culture
Time passing / aging
The American Dream
Action: The narrator retells his life story and how he came to live in Boston having moved across three continents and his wonderful albeit ordinary success.
The Narrator's Tone:
Not excited : Matter-of-fact tone
Not enthusiastic about his marriage
Title: The Third and Final Continent
The last time the narrator would move
Diaspora Literature : First generation/ Second generation / Third Generation
Immigration