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A young Hindu boy who makes a living pushing a peepshow through the streets of Agra. Lafifa is rescued by Amina Sinai when she stops an angry mob of Muslims from attacking him by announcing her pregnancy with Saleem. Lafifa repays her with the promise of a prophecy for her unborn child by his cousin, Shri Ramram Seth.
Lafifa Das Quotes in Midnight’s Children
The Midnight’s Children quotes below are all either spoken by Lafifa Das or refer to Lafifa Das. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1: A Public Announcement Quotes
“See the whole world, come see everything!” The hyperbolic formula began, after a time, to prey upon his mind; more and more picture postcards went into his peepshow as he tried, desperately, to deliver what he promised, to put everything into his box. (I am suddenly reminded of Nadir Khan’s friend the painter: is this an Indian disease, this urge to encapsulate the whole of reality? Worse: am I infected, too?)
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This quote introduces Lifafa Das, the young Hindu boy who pushes a peepshow through Ahmed and Amina’s Muslim neighborhood in Agra after they are first married. Lifafa’s peepshow represents the hybridity of Indian society secondary to European colonialism. As more and more colonists came to India, bringing with them their Western culture and customs, Indian society became a mixture of Eastern and Western influences, creating a unique hybrid that can be seen to metaphorically encompass the “whole of reality.” Lifafa’s “hyperbolic formula” implies that this is an exaggeration, but this hybridity nevertheless affects his Indian identity. Lifafa is compelled to Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem acc
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