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EXIT WEST. Directed by. Yann Demange. United States, 2020. Drama, Sci-Fi. Synopsis. A young refugee couple from a war-torn country hear rumors that there are doors in the city they live that serve as portals to other destinations. Synopsis. A young refuge ...
30 mars 2018 · It's a partnership with The New York Times. Two young people fall in love in an unnamed city in the Muslim world and, as violence takes hold, they're forced to flee, joining a mass migration that ...
7 mars 2017 · Exit West follows these remarkable characters as they emerge into an alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are. Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time.
- Construction vs. Destruction
- Technology Influences The Perception of Time
- The Tension Between Opposing Values
Peace and violence facilitate construction and destruction, respectively, in Exit West. Saeed and Nadia’srelationship mirrors the trajectory of the theme. Their relationship begins during peacetime with the possibility of marriage on the horizon, symbolized by the hawk building its nest. Then militants bring violence and destroy their lives bit by ...
Technology gives rise to a new dimension, one that transcends the physical, in Exit West. The magical doors act as a metaphor for technology, changing perceptions of time and space. A key example is Saeed’s courtship of Nadia. His phone enables him to impact her life as if he were there in person. Accordingly, the narrator uses figurative language ...
Nadia is a nonconformist, while Saeed gravitates toward the traditional. Though both characters are fully rendered and show complex emotions, their relationship becomes more symbolic than romantic as the novel progresses. The tensions between them, their inner conflicts, and their divergent destinies facilitate the author’s exploration of opposing ...
Exit West follows Nadia and Saeed as they flee a civil war in their unnamed country through a series of mysterious doors that have opened up around the world, allowing people to pass through to locations far away. Hamid takes readers through the impossible decision to leave one’s home forever through the eyes of these young people, and explores the experiences of refugees once that choice ...
Overview. Exit West is a novel written by British-Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, published in 2017. The narrative follows the story of Nadia and Saeed, two young lovers living in an unnamed city on the brink of civil war. As their city becomes increasingly dangerous, the couple discovers the existence of mysterious doors that serve as portals ...
10 mars 2017 · Jia Tolentino on Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, “Exit West,” in which he rewrites the world as a place gorgeously, permanently overrun by refugees and migrants.
