33 pages • 1 hour read
Mohsin HamidHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Why does the author refer to the main character as “you?” Did this decision make the book more effective for you? Why or why not?
Do you respond well to what the narrator might refer to as traditional self-help books? Discuss.
Why are there so few names of places or characters in the book?
What do you believe the narrator’s attitude towards religion is?
By the end of the novel, how have the main characters’ ideas of success and wealth evolved?
Would this story have worked as well if set in a more affluent part of the world? Discuss the reasons for your answer.
What was the author’s aim in ending the narrative as he did? Were you satisfied by the book’s ending? Why or why not?
The narrator seems to leave the fundamentalist organization at the university without repercussions. Did this surprise you? Discuss.
Discuss the differences between urban and rural life in the novel.
Would your reading experience have been different if the author had spent more time on each period of the main character’s life? Why and how?
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