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Matthew Rizkallah A Moment Comes In story there are three main characters. Tariq is a young Muslim gentleman who dreams of going to Oxford so that he can receive a Western education like many other recent leaders of India. His family is preparing to move into Pakistan when the country splits for India. If he moves with them, he will most likely not be able to ever go to Oxford, just like his late daadaa (grandfather) wanted him to do. Tariq has been recommended by his teacher to assist an English cartographer by the name of Mr. Darnsley. Mr. Darnsley has been sent by the British government to help draw the borders between India and Pakistan. Anupreet is a young Sikh woman who is vulnerable to the violence that has increased between Sikhs and Muslims. She has just recently escaped a violent attack on her that left a cut across her face, and her parents are fearful because in spite of the scar on her cheek, her beauty attracts a lot of unwanted attention. Her father arranges to have Anupreet work as a maid to Mrs. Darnsley and her daughter as a way of keeping her safe. Margaret is a young British woman who has been shipped off to India to escape the backlash of a scandal created when she had an affair with an American soldier named Alec. Her actions have hurt the family s reputation and Mrs. Darnsley believes that if Margaret goes to India to help the Indian population, it can redeem her in the eyes of British society. She is originally very bitter of having to go to India.Show MoreRelatedLiterature Review : Karl Galinsky And Jack Weatherford1546 Words   |  7 Pages Literature Review: Karl Galinsky and Jack Weatherford By Niza Metoyer World History Richardson Abstract In this review I will analysis and deconstruct the works of Karl Galinsky and Jack Weatherford. 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