3.18.2019

HOME FIRE by Kamila Shamsie

Title: Home Fire, Author: Kamila Shamsie 
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  • Home Fire is a modern reworking of Antigone by Sophocles – do you think it would help to know this play before reading the book? 
  • How do the sisters Isma and Aneeka differ? What are their different roles in the book? 
  •  What is the impact of Eamonn’s appearance in the lives of the sisters? Could things have worked out differently for them?  
  • The book talks about family duty and sacrifice; had Isma done enough to satisfy her duty? Should she have been free to pursue her own desires?  
  • What role does Parvaiz play? Is his father’s legacy unescapable?
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