Fictional Story Inspired from Themes in The Castle
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Running head: FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
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FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
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FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
‘I am an Indian’
A man’s journey from struggling with his identity to realizing it, this story tells the
journey of Mr Patel, a Gujarati in Australia, who later becomes an Indian.
Mr. Patel settled in a suburb in Melbourne neighbored by an Indian Muslim family after
coming to Australia in 1997. His reaction on seeing Mr. Ahmed was the same as the reaction of
Americans on seeing any bearded man after September 11. The two were poles apart but they
were Indians. Mr. Patel would join hands to pray, so would Mr. Ahmed.
Mr. Ahmed would kneel down to pray and so would Mr. Patel. Oh yes, and both would
address the Aussies as “gora” or “gore” (white or whites). When his son grew up to become a
mature lad of 20, Mr. Patel would find it difficult to convince him about hating the Ahmeds.
Romesh was too attached to Rizwan to make space for any hatred. The two would spend hours
together in that small tree house of theirs while they were kids. The tree house was their hideout,
their kingdom where there was no king but only knights.
The kingdom expanded and some curious Aussie kids wanted to explore it as well.
Jordon was amongst the few lucky ones who received the fine opportunity. The kingdom had
FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
‘I am an Indian’
A man’s journey from struggling with his identity to realizing it, this story tells the
journey of Mr Patel, a Gujarati in Australia, who later becomes an Indian.
Mr. Patel settled in a suburb in Melbourne neighbored by an Indian Muslim family after
coming to Australia in 1997. His reaction on seeing Mr. Ahmed was the same as the reaction of
Americans on seeing any bearded man after September 11. The two were poles apart but they
were Indians. Mr. Patel would join hands to pray, so would Mr. Ahmed.
Mr. Ahmed would kneel down to pray and so would Mr. Patel. Oh yes, and both would
address the Aussies as “gora” or “gore” (white or whites). When his son grew up to become a
mature lad of 20, Mr. Patel would find it difficult to convince him about hating the Ahmeds.
Romesh was too attached to Rizwan to make space for any hatred. The two would spend hours
together in that small tree house of theirs while they were kids. The tree house was their hideout,
their kingdom where there was no king but only knights.
The kingdom expanded and some curious Aussie kids wanted to explore it as well.
Jordon was amongst the few lucky ones who received the fine opportunity. The kingdom had
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FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
three ‘knights in shining armor’ - Romesh, Rizwan and Jordon. The hangouts now expanded and
hard drinks replaced the soft toys. Friday nights became party night except Rizwan would not
attend. He was a devout Muslim and never missed a Friday prayer. For Romesh, religion was not
as crucial because it conflicted with his individuality and freedom. May be Rizwan felt the same
but he was too scared of his father. Patel kind of represented that Indian pop where being
devoutly religious was old fashion. Ahmed represented the other side of the coin.
Patel preferred affinity with the Aussies as he believed that you have to have close
connections with the majority else you might end up being at the bottom of the chain. He owned
a restaurant and wanted to make it big but could not do without local help. Jordon was his
medium. He could use him to expand his business because Jordon’s parents had links to people
that mattered. Ahmed would call him “laalchi Gujju” (greedy Gujarati). Things went on pretty
well for the folks until one day; the otherwise sunny sky of the Patels was dark with clouds.
It was Friday night. Blood scattered all over the place! Romesh was lying motionless
with his eyelids wide open as if they have seen someone they knew. The investigations revealed
FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED FROM THEMES IN THE CASTLE
three ‘knights in shining armor’ - Romesh, Rizwan and Jordon. The hangouts now expanded and
hard drinks replaced the soft toys. Friday nights became party night except Rizwan would not
attend. He was a devout Muslim and never missed a Friday prayer. For Romesh, religion was not
as crucial because it conflicted with his individuality and freedom. May be Rizwan felt the same
but he was too scared of his father. Patel kind of represented that Indian pop where being
devoutly religious was old fashion. Ahmed represented the other side of the coin.
Patel preferred affinity with the Aussies as he believed that you have to have close
connections with the majority else you might end up being at the bottom of the chain. He owned
a restaurant and wanted to make it big but could not do without local help. Jordon was his
medium. He could use him to expand his business because Jordon’s parents had links to people
that mattered. Ahmed would call him “laalchi Gujju” (greedy Gujarati). Things went on pretty
well for the folks until one day; the otherwise sunny sky of the Patels was dark with clouds.
It was Friday night. Blood scattered all over the place! Romesh was lying motionless
with his eyelids wide open as if they have seen someone they knew. The investigations revealed
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