... will focus on is from page 253-254, chapter 13 - 'The Pessimist and the Optimist,' and is a component of the climax of the story. As one of the most volatile scenes, the majority of the novel's themes have managed to be captured in just the space of 50 lines. As the extract opens up, Ammu screams, "Because of you! If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here! None of this would have happened! I wouldn't be here! I would have been free! I should have dumped you in an orphanage the day you were born! You're the millstones round my neck!" Here we are already presented with the themes of the twins being one, as Ammu accuses them as though they were one person, one double burden instead of two separate ones. We see the aching motif of not being wanted, not being loved enough. However, we also ...

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