Book – Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid (attached below) ONLY use this source and nothing else.
“Pick one topic from Topics:
- Gender
- Temporality (definition: “The state of existing within or having some relationship with time”)
- Belonging (feeling of belonging in close or intimate relationships; or the feeling of belonging to large communities such as a nation or an ethnic group, for instance; or any other instance of similar feeling of belonging you find in the novel)
- Mobility or Border Crossings
and/or a social injustice you see represented in the novel. Then construct a diagram where you visualize what you find to be the most interesting and important complexities and complications that arise from the novel’s failure to resolve fully the representation of this topic.
“In addition to the diagram, please provide a discussion of no more than 250 words where you explain why you chose to visualize in this way the complexities and complications that arise from the novel’s failure to resolve fully the representation of this topic.
“What kind of diagram, you say? You have two choices . . . well, you have any number of choices, actually! You can use sketchnotingLinks to an external site. to construct your diagram or you can use diagram templates from MS Word or Pages or any other app or tool. Or you can combine sketchnoting with an app or tool. You can use flow charts, Venn diagrams, timelines, food pyramids, geometric forms, graphs, and abstract transit maps, among other forms.
- Your goal in your diagram should be to concentrate on conceptual issues (themes, ideas, concepts, etc) NOT characters. It’s okay to include a character or characters in some form in the visualization. You just want to be sure that your visualization draws our attention to concepts primarily rather than characters.
“Remember, this investigation isn’t a test of your drawing ability and won’t be judged on your artistic talents. It’s the content not the form that interests. If the sketchnote or diagram you produce looks fantastic—beautiful, cool, whatever—that’s great, but our focus here will be primarily on ideas and analysis.