Think About It: Write to Learn Paragraph

We have discussed a lot of deep, difficult topics today. The purpose of this paragraph is for you to synthesize what you have heard and discussed and decide what you believe based on those discussions. You will be referring back to this paragraph when you are writing your final projectthe more you are able to concretely define what you think now, the better off you will be for the final project. Main Question: Why is the question of fact versus truth important to Midnights Children?

When other authors rearrange history, we call it historical fiction. Why is it different with Saleem? Taking another step back, why is it important that Rushdie frames this story within the context of a man writing his story? What does this form do for the novel as a whole?

This paragraph is due at the beginning of the next class period. It will be graded for completion. Worth: 5 points.