ENG214H5 Lecture : “Exercisers” - Mistry
Document Summary
Connection with older man (dr. mody) and his wife. He is allowed to take out 2 instead of the usual 1. All his movements seem to be futile/in vain. All his attempts of exercise are thwarted and bring him arousal but it ends as quickly as it. Motion and activity abound but to no purpose. Fans do not give any respite from the heat. All exercise is futile in this journey. His own way of moving becomes symbolic. Those who move forward with power and purpose. Going back and forth toward the two women. He is trapped in the situation that others have created for him. He does quite a bit of wandering about. Everywhere else he is surrounded by walls. His mother is the character with the most lines. Compared to the father and to him. Family is on their own again walking to the railroad station. Both the characters and the readers are in confusion.
