Crow Eaters

What is Crow Eaters?
The author explains that it is an expression for someone who talks too much.


What according to Sidhwa Burka Represent?
Sidhwa uses the Burka as the ultimate symbol of Shadow and silence.

What is the story of the novel?
The novel describes the social class of a Parsi family. The novel also shows the ambivalent attitude of the Parsi in the independence struggle.it represents the family conflicts in a comic way.


What Mystic said about Freddy?
When Freddy came before the mystic, the mystic greeted him by saying him a murderer. Freddy was not ready for such a greeting.


Who has given the name of ‘Tower of Silence’?
It was the name of the graveyard where Persis would leave their dead. the British romanticized this strange graveyard with the title ‘Tower of Silence’.


Who was the insurance officer?
Mr.Dinshaw Adenwalla.


What is the name of Freddy Clerk?
Harilal, is the clerk of Freddy who informed about the fire on Freddy house.


According to Mr.Adenwalla what kind of insurance policies are?It was to be proved that the fire was accidental.


Who was Mr. Gibbons?
He was the deputy superintendent of Police.


What was the traditional Practice of Marriage in the Parsi Community?
In Parsis, it was a traditional practice that when a boy or a girl wanted to convey their desire for marrying, they would add salt to the drinking water.


Who is Mr. katrak?
He is a diamond merchant from Karachi.


What was the Janam Patri made by Gopal Krishan?
According to Janam Patri, Freddy would be blessed with seven children. He was troubled by an older woman. The fire would always benefit him. He would make a lot of money. But his eldest son would die before completing his twenty-one years.


How many letters did Freddy receive? 
Freddy received two letters in his personal mail. First was a letter from Mr. katrak agreeing on the marriage of Booby and Yasmin.


What is Tanya Nickname?
She is called Tim, she is the daughter of Sir Nosherwan and her mother is Rudabui.


How many Families were living In Lahore?
The Toddywallas, The Bankwallas, The Bottliwallas, The Chaiwallas.


Write a short note on Bapsi’s biography.
Bapsi Sidhwa is known as Pakistan‘s leading English-language novelist. She was born in Karachi in 1938. In 1983, she moved to the United States. Her first three novels, Ice-Candy-Man, The Bride, The Crow Eaters.



What are the major themes of Post-modernism?
Post-modernism is a very complex phenomenon. The major themes of this dimension include disintegration, deconstruction, cultural studies, multiculturalism and feminism, and many others like these.



What is post-colonial literature?
It is concerned with the political and cultural independence of people who lived in colonial empires, and the literary expression of postcolonialism.


Write a short note on the fictional technique of Bapsi Sidhwa.
Bapsi Sidhwa’s fiction deals with both the pre-and post-colonial period of the subcontinent. Her fiction not only brings to life the horror of the Partition but also vividly portrays the complexities of life in the subcontinent after independence.


Discuss the major features of Bapsi Sidhwa as a writer of the novel.
Bapsi Sidhwa has emerged as a leading woman novelist writing in English from Pakistan. In her novels, she shows her concern about her Pakistani roots, culture, and the treatment of recent history i.e., Partition. Being a Parsi, she also introduces her Parsi community in her novels. She has a distinctive Parsi ethos in her novels along with her individual voice.



Discuss Bapsi Sidhwa as a realist.
Bapsi Sidhwa is a realist to the core. She does not romanticize situations and characters in her narratives. Her novels also provide an interesting and realistic socio-cultural background of her community. She introduces her Parsi character without any distortion or exaggeration. They are true to their colors. Her portrayal of Parsi Characters in her novels is in fact a part of her quest for the continuation of her Parsi identity.


What is Bapsi’s attitude towards Pakistanism?
The way Sidhwa defends Pakistan, Muslims and Islam, by urging the world to study the causes that lead people to terrorism out of sheer desperation and not by choice or because it is ordained by religion, is the most human and objective argument advanced to address the issue. “And the Americans — the public, students, and academics — that I have spoken to on the subject have been extremely forthcoming and understanding,” she says glowing with hope. “There has got to be an end to the madness of hate and revenge seeking — sentiments that politicians everywhere stoke to gain political mileage, and America is no exception.”

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