1. The Cabuliwallah
Tagore

2. What do you know about India?
Qustions to consider:
Where is it?
What do they wear?
What do they eat?
What animals?
Anything else?

3. India Quick Facts South Central Asia 2nd largest population Democracy
Rich literary history

4. Quick Write
Imagine you had to tell the truth (and ONLY the truth) for a whole day. Consider not only direct lies, but also white lies, secrets, manipulations, or anything else that could be considered “lying.” Could you do it? Why or why not?

5. TOD
How does the sun feel about the girl in “The Sun Witness”? Do you agree or disagree with the sun?
Why is the truth so hard to tell sometimes? What complications arise from telling the truth?
Comments/Questions

6. The Cabuliwallah
Cabuliwallah (Kabuliwallah) means: The fruit-seller from Kabul
short story
by Rabindranath Tagore
written in 1892.

7. Indian Caste System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_xvKLhZHg
Take 5 notes on the video (5 min)

8. Caste System in India
The Cabuliwallh would have been part of Sudra class.
The narrator would have been part of the Viasya class.

9. Setting of the story
1890s
Calcutta, India

10. Kabul Migrants in India
Migrants from Kabul were associated with two activities – neither of high standing
“usurers” (money lenders)
fruit vendors

11. Quick Write
Think about a person you know who is very different from you. Maybe this person is much older or much younger, much richer or much poorer. Maybe this person comes from another ethnic background. What can you learn from someone who is different from you?
In The Cabuliwallah, you’ll read about a father who learns important lessons from a peddler – someone who seemed very different from him.
When you are done, turn in your PH Text (blue) to pg.

12. TOD
What is the relationship between Mini and the Cabuliwallah?
Do you think this relationship is appropriate? Why or why not?
Questions/Comments

13. Characterization
1. DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like.
2. INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.

14. Dynamic vs. Static
Dynamic Character - a character which changes permanently during the course of a story or novel
Example: Ebenezer Scrooge was very stingy. He worked his employees very very hard for little pay. After his experiences with the ghosts that visited him, he changed his ways, paying his employees a more than fair wage, providing days off work and actually giving gifts.
Static Character – a character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Events in the story do not alter their outlook, personality, motivation, etc.
Example: Bert, a bumbling salesman, doesn’t organize his files, properly record his sales, or follow up with customers. Finally, his boss gets fed up and fires him. Bert struggles for months to find a new sales position. His car is repossessed for nonpayment and he maxes out his credit cards. Bert finally finds a new sales position but, before a week passes, the new boss fires Bert after he fails to follow up with an important customer.

15. Round vs. Flat
Round Character - a well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.
Example: Elaine tells her friends and coworkers that charity and compassion have no place in society. On the other hand, Elaine can never pass up feeding a stray kitten or puppy, and always tries to find a good home for lost or abandoned pets.
Flat Character - a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits
Example: In a story about a friendly teacher named Sandra Smith, Louis Drud is a janitor in her building. Louis is always tired and grumpy whenever Sandra runs across him and says hello.

16. Characterization Character Quotation from the story What I learn
Narrator
Cabuliwallah
Mini
Mini’s Mother

17. Quick Write
In “The Cabuliwallah,” the author has vividly drawn the characters of the narrator, Mini, and the Cabuliwallah. Which character speaks most directly to you? Choose a character from the story and explain why you connect with that person.

18. TOD 1. Mini likes the Cabuliwallah because
He is kind, generous, and funny
He is rich, talkative, and musical
He is wild, violent, and unpredictable
He is careful, predictable, and studious
2. The narrator feels conneced to the Kabuliwallah because
They are both creative writers
They are both natives of Calcutta
They are both fathers of daughters
They are both members of the same caste
3. Why does Mini feel differently about the Cabuliwallah on her wedding day than she did as a child? Use details from the story to support your answer.

19. Did you get it right? 1. Mini likes the Cabuliwallah because
He is kind, generous, and funny
2. The narrator feels conneced to the Kabuliwallah because
C. They are both fathers of daughters
3. Why does Mini feel differently about the Cabuliwallah on her wedding day than she did as a child? Use details from the story to support your answer.
Sample answer: As a young child, Mini is outgoing and unaffected by physical, social, and cultural differences. She most likely becomes more aware of these differences as she gets older, and sh eis more inhibited because of them.