Synthesis Essay Chart Topic: Divisions, conflicts, multiple forces within the self Thesis: Internal conflict results

from the pressure generated by restrictions combined with the desire to follow ones own path, initially causing the individual to be set back, but eventually forcing them to choose the option that they can best live with, thereby revealing who they really are. Main Idea A: Conflict generated by others overbearing advice. Have sympathy fuh me Janie put meh down easyIm a cracked plate (Hurston, 19-20) Wait a while mind will change in time (Hurston, 24) At least one son of mine should live like a man (Adiga, 26) Father wanted him to be an honest man (Adiga 210) Mr. Ashok made him take the blame when his wife killed the child on the road (Adiga 210) Main Idea B: Turmoil occurs within individual. Moving back and forth to the pear tree continuously wondering and thinking (Hurston, 21) Main Idea C: Internal conflict causes breaks in communication. Janie didnt go in where Mrs. Washburn was. She didnt say anything to match up with nannys gladness either. She just fell on a chair with her hips and sat there. (Hurston, 22) I wish I could have told him this openly-but who was I? Just the driver. (Adiga, 185) Main Idea D: True personality is revealed.

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Dis aint no business proposition, and no race after property and titles. Dis is uh love game. Ah done lived Grandmas way, now Ah means tuh live mine. (Hurston, 114)
That was when it struck me that there really was no difference between the two of them. They were both their fathers seed. (Adiga, 206)

The White Tiger

Youve already done it. In your heart youve already taken it. (Adiga, 209) I cant live the rest of my life in a cage, Granny. Im so sorry. (Adiga, 239) Without people in the world to

The Namesake

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Russian writers, it dismays him that his parents chose the weirdest namesake Then again, its his own fault That one day, that first day of kindergarten could have changed everything. (Lahiri, 76)

arrived there safely But he waves and drives off, pretending not to hear. (Lahiri, 150) Ashoke looks around the room. He notices the Lennon obituary pinned to the bulletin board, and then a cassette of classical Indian music hed bought for Gogol still sealed in its wrapper And so, for now, Ashoke decides to keep the explanation of his sons name to himself. No other reason. Good night. (Lahiri, 78)

call him Gogol, no matter how long he himself lives, Gogol Ganguli will, once and for all, vanish and so cease to exist. Yet the thought of this eventual demise provides no sense of victory, no solace. (Lahiri, 289) As the hours of the evening pass he will grow distracted, anxious to return to his room, to be alone, to read the book he had once forsaken, has abandoned until now. (Lahiri, 290)

Snapping Beans

Repetition of I wanted multiple times. She wanted to tell her grandmother everything, yet at the same time restrained herself because of their differing beliefs.

Silence between both grandmother and granddaughter multiple times. Granddaughter never found words to communicate with grandmother; never ended up revealing her thoughts.

tearing, splitting [herself] apart with the slowersimmering guilt of being happy (Parker)
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be free, she will be bound with garlands of her own. (Keats, 14)