![]() ![]() ![]() By identifying with the British, they lose sight of who they really are and where they come from. ![]() ![]() When Chacko says the family is made up of Anglophiles, he means they are overly fascinated with all things British ("Anglo" = British, "phile" = love). And smell the smells." (2.90-91) If you don't get that right away, don't worry – we were re-reading this quote and scratching our heads too. And look at the books and the pictures on the wall. "To understand history," Chacko said, "we have to go inside and listen to what they're saying. He explained that history was like an old house at night. Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away. He explains to Estha and Rahel that they come from a long line of Anglophiles, but the story of their true family background lies somewhere else: They were a whole family of Anglophiles. The first is the imaginary house that Chacko uses as a metaphor for India's, and the family's, history. OK, just to clear things up, there are two different versions of the History House in the novel, one metaphorical and one literal. ![]()
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