Fasting, Feasting

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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 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27

Themes

All Themes Gender and Social Roles Family Life and Individual Freedom Plenty/"Feasting" vs. Want/"Fasting" Tradition/India vs. Modernity/West Loneliness and Togetherness

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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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
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27

Themes

All Themes
Gender and Social Roles
Family Life and Individual Freedom
Plenty/"Feasting" vs. Want/"Fasting"
Tradition/India vs. Modernity/West
Loneliness and Togetherness

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Uma
Arun
Aruna
Mama
Papa
Mrs. Patton
Mr. Patton
Melanie
Rod
Anamika
Lily Aunty and Bakul Uncle
Mira-Masi
Ramu
Mrs. O'Henry
Mother Agnes
Mrs. Joshi
Dr. Dutt
Ayah
Lakshmi

Symbols

All Symbols
Water / River
Seizures

Theme Wheel

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Ballinger-Dix, Elizabeth. "Fasting, Feasting." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 7 Sep 2014. Web. 29 Jan 2020.

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Ballinger-Dix, Elizabeth. "Fasting, Feasting." LitCharts LLC, September 7, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/fasting-feasting.

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