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"Anita and me" Meera Syal - Examine the ways in which the relationship between Meena and Anita changed during the course of the novel.
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Examine the ways in which the relationship between Meena and Anita changed during the course of the novel. "Anita and me" is a novel by Meera Syal which partly reflects her own childhood. It is about a young Asian girl, who goes through many experiences to be accepted into English society. These incidents help her to discover her true identity, and accept that she is an Asian girl in an English culture. In the end she realises that she is too desperate to be accepted. Meena's relationship with Anita goes through several stages: when Meena thinks of Anita as a role model; when they become like strangers; and finally when Meena becomes an independent 'woman'. I will be explaining how this happened during the course of the novel. The first stage of Meena's and Anita's relationship is when Meena thinks of Anita as a role model and copies her style. The first...
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