Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Chapter 12: Nine Nights of Dance Summary (1-5 sentences) In this chapter, Annawadians are preparing for Navratri which is a yearly festival of dancing. The girls involved consider themselves equal to the boys. When they are preparing for the festival, Meena and Manju spend lots of time together discussing marriage, family life, and the death of Fatima. Their conversation shows that women and men are in fact equal, which is trying to be proven with this dance festival. OMG moment…...

Chapter 1: Annawadi Summary (1-5 sentences) Chapter one begins with a quote that goes from the idea that many poor people have dreams of their children becoming rich one day. The quote is said by Karam, who is Abdul’s father. Abdul is introduced in this chapter as well. He is a teenage boy who works as a recycling and trash trader within the Mumbai Slum. Annawadi is where this portion of the story is taking place. Annawadi was built in…...