Slumdog Millionaire (Pgs 148-215)

Summary: I can't really get much from this section of the book. All I can get is that a lot of people are getting arrested. I came to that conclusion because Ram always kept mentioning that jeep with the flashing red light. The jeep with the flashing red light usually meant that someone is going to get arrested. Another thing I got from this section is that Salim wants to be an actor and Ram believes that Salim has matured up enough to become an actor. So I guess the big question is will Salim be able to become an actor like his role model?


Quote: " I am out shopping with Neelima. She doesn't own a car, so we take a taxi. I don't enjoy going out with her. She buys only cosmetics or clothes, and I have to carry her heavy bags. She never goes to a McDonald's or a Pizza Hut. And she never, ever, buys me anything" (Swarup 214).


Reaction: Well one OTHER thing that did happen in this section of the book is that Ram becomes a servant for a girl named Neelima. Neelima is a nice person according to Ram, but not her grandmother. If you read the book, you would think Ram is working for Neelima's grandmother instead of Neelima. It's somewhat of an interesting part of the section of the story, but like I said, nothing really happens in this section.

Slumdog Millionaire (pgs 81-147)

Summary: Through these pages, I began to learn more things about the book. One thing I began to learn was that each chapter is indeed related to a question on W3B. This means the events that happened in Ram's life helped him answer each question correctly on W3B. I think that if this situation happened in real life, in America, the person that won wouldn't be accused of cheating. I also learned that it wouldn't be possible for Ram to tell his story unless he learns English at a later time in the story because from certain points in the story, it is told that Ram speaks of another language, which is not English. The highlight of this section is this woman named Julie appears and Ram says that he and Julie are married. I think he was kidding around though. That's basically the highlight.


Quote: " Smita laughs. 'It's not magic, you idiot,' she tells Prem Kumar on the screen. 'It's voodoo!' Suddenly her eyes dart down to something lying on the bedroom carpet. She bends down to pick it up. It is a small button with four slits. The type used on shirts. She looks at my shirt. The third button is indeed missing. She hands it to me. 'Here. Better hold on to your buttons' " (Swarup 147).


Reaction: It is usually difficult to pick only one sentence from this particular book because the sentences are so simple. Anyway, I chose this quote because Julie knows voodoo or something like that. Therefore, Ram got one question correctly due to Julie. I guess he should be glad he met her even though he isn't anymore. So that is why I chose this quote.