Literary Luminary

Within the chapters of Swimming in the Monsoon Sea about Amrith confronting his cousin, Niresh, he learns that though the two may be complete foils, they share many common interests and situations that have both experienced. In a few days, Amrith and Niresh develop a fairly strong relationship by spending time together and fooling around as if they have known each other for years. This displays how a friendship can be built as long as the effort and time is put into it, regardless of how much contradicting individuals may oppose one another.

Literary Passages:
Relationships between Amrith and Niresh:
• “Divorce was a very shameful thing… Mervin’s wife, Therese, had left him when Niresh was eight years old” (Selvadurai …show more content…
Within the text, this was revealed by Aunt Wilhemina, and I feel as if this completely changed the pace of the story for Amrith, since now it is known that Amrith can relate to Niresh in an absurd way. This creates a sense of sympathy for Niresh, even after he and his uncle were criticized for their poor relationship with Amrith and his present family.
“What Amrith’s uncle said contradicted Niresh’s story of wanting to attend football camp with his buddies” (118). This situation was perplexing, as it aroused many questions since during the time Amrith told by Uncle Lucky that Niresh was very eager to meet him which was passed down from Amrith’s uncle from Canada. Once Amrith and Niresh flourished their friendship, Niresh explained how he never wanted to come to Sri Lanka. Making me wonder… which one is lying and why would they lie? Highlighting the trust issues and dislikes between Amrith and his relatives even though Niresh has a keen interest towards Amrith.
• These two quotes interact with one another since it involves the relationship between the protagonist and his new friend but, the two friends have an existing issue surrounding their personal