Brief biography of mohsin hamid was born in Pakistan, but he spent much of his
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| Related Characters Saeed, Nadia, Saeed’s Father, Saeed’s Mother Related Themes: Page Number 81 Explanation and Analysis This passage addresses the dynamic that runs between Saeed’s father, Saeed, and Nadia in the aftermath of Saeed’s mother’s death. Living together in the family’s small apartment, these three people navigate not only their own sense of grief, but each other’s burdens, too. As Saeed’s father mourns his wife—finding her objects everywhere he turns—Saeed himself explores a room he hasn’t used since childhood, ultimately enacting his own sadness by remembering past days, before his city was torn by violence and his mother was killed. Meanwhile, Nadia is in a particularly tricky position because she is simultaneously an outsider and part of the family however close she is with Saeed, there’s no denying that she never knew his mother and thus can only strive to support her lover and his father in their time of need. By showcasing this interesting relational dynamic, Hamid spotlights the delicate nature of how humans connect with one another, especially in times of hardship and war—something Saeed and Nadia eventually find themselves having to do more and more often as they eventually move through the world as refugees trying to support each other while also tending to their own emotions. Get hundreds more LitCharts at www.litcharts.com ©2018 LitCharts LLC v.006 www.LitCharts.com Page 13 It might seem surprising that even in such circumstances Saeed’s and Nadia’s attitudes towards finding away out were not entirely straightforward. Saeed desperately wanted to leave his city, in a sense he always had, but in his imagination he had thought he would leave it only temporarily, never once and for all, and this looming potential departure was altogether different, for he doubted he would comeback, and the scattering of his extended family and his circle of friends and acquaintances, forever, struck him as deeply sad, as amounting to the loss of a home, no less, of his home. Download 0.56 Mb. Share with your friends:
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