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Behind The Beautiful Forevers Title Analysis
Sarah Micheli
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

I really liked the symbolism behind the title of this book. The wall that separates the rich airport area and the slums of Annawada has an Italian advertisement for tiles that says “beautiful forever” and the symbolism of that connecting to the title really jumped out at me. The slums and terrible conditions in Annawada is literally right behind the beauty and wealth of the airport.
Another aspect of this book that intrigued me was the whole personality and character of Fatima and her setting herself on fire. She is often described in not so nice ways and comes off and being a nasty person, however, she has gone through a lot. She had a hard childhood and was treated poorly by her parents.
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