Salmon Rushdie In The South

Expecting death to happen is a very interesting idea, because every single person is one step between life and death; right or wrong. In “In the South”, by Salmon Rushdie he creates a sense of life and death between two characters Senior and Junior. Senior being death and junior life, they both share very strong connection because of their name that could never be spoken of. Other than sharing the same name, they were the same age and they both lived in the same apartment building. “By curious chance-which they had to come to think as destiny…” or as a curse, these two old men were very much alike in their physicality and personality. Rushdie creates a deep concept between Senior and Junior, which is expecting the unexpected, and that
Senior lived a very successful life even though “each morning he regretted that he not died in the night” (Rushdie). Senior was an all star track runner throughout his high school and college career. Then after college Senior “…rose to a senior position with the railroad company, and for years traveled the railroads…” (Rushdie). Not only personally was he successful, but most people believed he was blessed with the family he had inherited from his nine brother’s, cousins, and nephews. However, this family is a real headache for Senior. “If I had been sterile, how peaceful life would be” (Rushdie); this statement by senior puts a spin on the readers thinking for which senior shows a sense of negativity to his loved ones. Of the ten brothers’ he was indeed the only one left, and even his first wife had passed away too. He also showed little to zero love for his new wife, for which he only ever called her “Woman” or “Wife”. Rushdie starts by creating Senior as an interesting and fortunate, but furthermore a person who wanted death more than anybody else. Often time’s people would think with such a successful life that person would be more uplifting and passionate but senior is the exact opposite. Expect the unexpected; Maybe Senior wasn’t who he was supposed to
Senior wished upon death as if it was right around the corner. Yes, death is inevitable, though senior wanted it to come faster. Rushdie creates a deep concept between Senior and Junior, which is expecting the unexpected, and that everything is not as it seems. Senior living a very successful life but is ready to die shows a sense of irony because senior is the last one alive. Senior and Junior were close friends bonded by the same name, by the same age and by their features. Senior’s fate was to have lived the life that Junior had, and to die in his