For some reason, I find it totally upsetting that Rushdie decided to do his own analysis of his own book - and right in the middle of it, no less! In the "Kolynos Kid" chapter, he does exactly that - spelling out all the comparisons with Saleem's life and the life of an independent India. Many English majors have probably read this book, reveling in the thought of writing their paper on that very topic, and there he does, spoiling all their ambitions by doing it himself!
And there certainly are a lot of comparisons to point out. I do love the way Rushdie put this book together. I may even be tempted to read something else by him, perhaps the fatwa-inducing Satanic Verses.
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