Ahimsa Theme and Characters

• English
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2,4

Expected Learning Outcomes

I will be able to :

• recall and enumerate various themes in the novel
  
• elaborate upon the identified themes and connect with the present. 
• draw a character sketch of various characters and their development in due course of time. 

Recall and write various words coming in the novel depicting 'Indian Culture'.

What is a theme in English Literature?

A theme in an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats.

It's important not to confuse the theme and the main idea. The theme is an underlying message of bravery, or hope, or love.

Common themes include:

Compassion 

Courage

Death and dying

Honesty

Loyalty

Perseverance

How 'Education for all' has been woven as an intricate theme of the novel Ahimsa? 

How 'Education for all' has been woven as an intricate theme of the novel Ahimsa?

'People believe they make everything they touch unclean and so they are shunned'. Elaborate the hidden theme in the given lines.

“Perhaps you’re realizing now that it isn’t we Dalits who are backward. Who needs to be saved, who needs change. But rather, it is the rest of India.”Comment

Anjali feels it’s her father who has joined the freedom struggle, but then discovers that it’s her mother. Later, she takes the fight forward when her mother is imprisoned. What message is the writer trying to send across the readers?

Various Themes in the Novel

     Conflict Resolution                            Protest

           Courage                                            Colonialism

   Friendship                                         Freedom

                          Education                                     Socioeconomic Status

             Discrimination                                Collaboration 

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History,            Family,             India, 

 

World War II,

Hindu Interest,

Muslim Interest, 

Asian/Asian American Interest

Although this story is fictional, several of the events and

concepts mentioned in it are not. Elaborate

Write a character sketch of Anjali .

Mention the important traits of the character Anjali's mother. Choose any one and elaborate.

The Chachaji who stays in Anjali’s home and talks the usual caste nonsense is the counterpoint to all this reform. COmment.

What does the title Ahimsa mean to you after

reading? Why do you think the author chose this

particular title?

What is one big thought that you have after reading

this book? Think about different character changes,

the setting, and the historical context. What did you

learn from reading Ahimsa?