When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine

1. Mr. Pirzada comes to dinner each evening with hopes of finding information of the life or death of his family, which consists of a wife and seven daughters, by watching the news.

2. Mr. Pirzada's coat, which is described as wool that is checkered gray and blue. Mr. Pirzada's pocket watch which was always set to the local Dacca time. And the confections Mr. Pirzada would always bring in his pocket to dinner for Lilia. And another object could be the birch or maple leaf that was tucked into Mr. Pirzada's coat pocket indicating that he enjoys nature.

3. When an indian official on the news announces that "unless the world helps to relieve the burden of East Pakistani refugees, India would have to go to war against Pakistan"(pg. 36).

4. Halloween

5. One example is when the narrator states "Several people told me that they had never seen and Indian witch before"(pg.39). This indicates that there is some sort of division of race in America. I think this may have made Lilia feel awkward or different as people told her this. It's as if an Indian child on Halloween dressed up is not common in America.
Another example is on page 25 when Lilia's father says, "More imporatantly, Mr. Pirzada is no longer considered Indian." This is stating that at one time Mr. Pirzada was considered to be Indian but isn't any longer. This is the destinguish of race. Ever sense partition in 1947, their country was divided. This also devided races.

6. One example is on page 24 when the narrator tells the reader that Mr. Pirzada had not heard a word from his family in over six months. We see a sense of loss in Mr. Pirzada that comes with his frequent visits. He comes to see the news in hopes of learning of the life or death of his family. This is his only way of knowing what he has at his home.
Amother example of loss in the story is found on page 42. The narrator informs us of how Lilia feels once Mr. Pirzada returns home. It says, "Though I had not seen him for months, it was only then that I felt Mr. Pirzada's absense." Lilia is feeling a sense of loss when she realizes that she may not ever see Mr. Pirzada again.