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Name: Abraham Yeh Grade: 9B Subject: English Literature Title of presentation: Themes of "The Village by the Sea" The novel, "the village by the sea" by Anita Desai is about how Hari and Lila struggle for the survival of their family in the absence of their drunken father and ill mother. As portrayed in the beginning of the novel, the opening scene is described to be an unstable environment. This is reflected by the setting of the waves and how they are portrayed to be "unstable" as the author uses phrases such as "high tide" and "low tide" to show the instabilities of life and its changes. In relation to this essential opening scene, this novel is briefly paraphrased to be a book describing the transformations and the hardships in life. As connected to these major morals described by the author, there are several minor themes in relation to the morals as mentioned...

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