Brief biography of mohsin hamid was born in Pakistan, but he spent much of his
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| Related Characters Saeed, Nadia Related Themes: Page Number 108 Explanation and Analysis This passage occurs shortly after Nadia and Saeed arrive in Mykonos. Having setup their tent in the refugee encampment that snakes up a hill on the beach, the couple walks up to the peak and surveys this unfamiliar island, charting unknown territory for the first time, perhaps trying to acquaint themselves with their new surroundings. An important thing to keep in mind is that they each crest the hill after having had their first argument, which occurs when Nadia stoops to kiss Saeed outside the tent and he moves away, surprised by her public display of affection (though nobody sees this interaction). That they stand at the top of the hill separately, then, is quite significant, as it signals to readers the first time they actively want to be apart from each other. And although they look upon the same landscape—taking in the same sights and letting the same winds ruffle their clothes—they do so as individuals, not as a couple, a fact that suggests their bond has already begun to erode even though they have only just left behind their home and Mykonos is only the first stop on their long journey as refugees. Chapter 7 Quotes The residents of the house were terrified, most had seen firsthand what the police and soldiers could do, and in their terror they spoke more to one another than they otherwise might, strangers speaking to strangers. A sort of camaraderie evolved, as it might not have had they been on the street, in the open, for then they would likely have scattered, and the devil take the hindmost, but here they were penned in together, and being penned in made them into a grouping, a group. Related Characters Saeed, Nadia Get hundreds more LitCharts at www.litcharts.com ©2018 LitCharts LLC v.006 www.LitCharts.com Page 15 |