A Fine Balance
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Plot Summary
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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Resilience Corruption Class and Caste The Meaning of Family Religion and Violence
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All Characters Ishvar Omprakash Maneck Dina Nusswan Prime Minister Rajaram Beggarmaster Ibrahim Thakur Dharamsi Vasantrao Valmik Rustom Shankar Narayan Avinash Farokh Monkey-man Sergeant Kesar
Terms
All Terms The Emergency  Caste System Brahmin Chamaar Sikhism Goonda Thakur
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Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Idioms Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Fine Balance

by

Rohinton Mistry

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Resilience Theme Icon
    Resilience
  • Corruption Theme Icon
    Corruption
  • Class and Caste Theme Icon
    Class and Caste
  • The Meaning of Family Theme Icon
    The Meaning of Family
  • Religion and Violence Theme Icon
    Religion and Violence
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Ishvar
  • Omprakash
  • Maneck
  • Dina
  • Nusswan
  • Prime Minister
  • Rajaram
  • Beggarmaster
  • Ibrahim
  • Thakur Dharamsi
  • Vasantrao Valmik
  • Rustom
  • Shankar
  • Narayan
  • Avinash
  • Farokh
  • Monkey-man
  • Sergeant Kesar
Terms
  • All Terms
  • The Emergency 
  • Caste System
  • Brahmin
  • Chamaar
  • Sikhism
  • Goonda
  • Thakur
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Dina’s Quilt Symbol Icon
    Dina’s Quilt
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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