’Anita and Me’ by Meera Syal
making love with Anita. Tracey tries to attack Sam in order to defend her older sister. Anita, however,
gets mad at her and chases after her. When Anita and Sam are left alone, the boy kisses her and
confesses his feelings to Meena. Unfortunatelly, Anita sees it. She and Sam start to fight and when
Tracey returns and tries to get Sam away from Anita, the boy throws the little girl into the lake. Tracey
would have almoust drowned, if she hadn't been rescured by a mysterious man.
Discuss the theme(s)?
"Anita and Me" explores the themes of coming-of-age and integration. Set in the 60s, the story centers
on 9-year-old Meena Kumar, a Punjabi girl who lives in a small town somewhere in the Midlands,
England in the 60s. Her parents are Indian migrants who have worked hard to achieve a reasonable
standard of life, yet find it a challenge to integrate themselves into English society, preferring the
company of those who share their culture
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