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Rohinton Mistry

Such a Long Journey

Rohinton MistryFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

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Essay Topics

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Describe the “journey” Mistry refers to in the novel’s title. Who takes the journey, where does it start and end, and what are the significant steps along the way?

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Discuss the role of superstition in the novel. How do belief and disbelief in superstition affect the decisions of the main characters?

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In Such a Long Journey, characters perform rituals in the name of both religion and superstitious belief. Compare and contrast religion and superstition in the novel through at least three of the book’s protagonists.

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