Emily Buettemeier's Born Confused
Emily Buettemeier Author: Tanuja Desai Hidier
Humanities II Title: Born Confused
Period 2 Genre: novel
1-20-05 Pages: 500 first quarter
Plot
Born Confused is a coming of age story of Dimple, an American-born Indian girl. During the summer before her senior year of high school, Dimple's parents decide it is time for her to find a "suitable Indian boy" to marry. Dimple's mother chooses for her daughter, Karsh, the son of her best friend. Karsh acts the part of the perfect Indian gentleman, which of course turns off Dimple. The first turning-point occurs when Dimple finds out that Karsh is the DJ at a dance club on the NYU campus. Suddenly Karsh, the DJ, seems much more appealing than Karsh, the suitable Indian boy. Unfortunately, Dimple's best friend, Gwyn, also finds Karsh to be appealing. A crisis occurs when Gwyn and Karsh form a friendship based …show more content…
She is an American-born Indian girl, who considers herself to be an ABCD, which stands for "American-Born Confused Desi. Like many ABCD's, she finds herself struggling to fit in. She feels as though she doesn't quite fit into the Indian culture of her parents nor is she comfortable in the American culture. "I tell whether I'm Indian or American half the time. I don't know how I'm supposed to act, who I'm supposed to relate to, where I fit in. I don't know how to bring anything together" (Hidier 395). Dimple is extremely shy and often confused.
Gwyn Sexton is Dimple's best friend and the antagonist. She is a fair-skinned, blonde, attractive 16 year old. Gwyn is the polar opposite of Dimple, out-going, confident, perky and thoroughly American. As described by Dimple, "diva of the dramatic entrance swinging up, lunchbox purse in one hand, shades atop a shiny blond chignoned head, and sleek blue mini turning purple as her fishnetted legs slunk around underneath, activating its iridescence" (Hidier
Humanities II Title: Born Confused
Period 2 Genre: novel
1-20-05 Pages: 500 first quarter
Plot
Born Confused is a coming of age story of Dimple, an American-born Indian girl. During the summer before her senior year of high school, Dimple's parents decide it is time for her to find a "suitable Indian boy" to marry. Dimple's mother chooses for her daughter, Karsh, the son of her best friend. Karsh acts the part of the perfect Indian gentleman, which of course turns off Dimple. The first turning-point occurs when Dimple finds out that Karsh is the DJ at a dance club on the NYU campus. Suddenly Karsh, the DJ, seems much more appealing than Karsh, the suitable Indian boy. Unfortunately, Dimple's best friend, Gwyn, also finds Karsh to be appealing. A crisis occurs when Gwyn and Karsh form a friendship based …show more content…
She is an American-born Indian girl, who considers herself to be an ABCD, which stands for "American-Born Confused Desi. Like many ABCD's, she finds herself struggling to fit in. She feels as though she doesn't quite fit into the Indian culture of her parents nor is she comfortable in the American culture. "I tell whether I'm Indian or American half the time. I don't know how I'm supposed to act, who I'm supposed to relate to, where I fit in. I don't know how to bring anything together" (Hidier 395). Dimple is extremely shy and often confused.
Gwyn Sexton is Dimple's best friend and the antagonist. She is a fair-skinned, blonde, attractive 16 year old. Gwyn is the polar opposite of Dimple, out-going, confident, perky and thoroughly American. As described by Dimple, "diva of the dramatic entrance swinging up, lunchbox purse in one hand, shades atop a shiny blond chignoned head, and sleek blue mini turning purple as her fishnetted legs slunk around underneath, activating its iridescence" (Hidier