Perspectives

Here, we will offer you a few points that can help you put the novel excerpt from Salaam Brick Lane by Tarquin Hall into perspective. We will focus on current issues, literary period, and works in the same genre.

Current issues

Although the text was written in 2005, it still explores issues that are prominent nowadays. Tarquin Hall talks about an East End which is dominated by crime, poverty, and overpopulation. Although the situation nowadays is slightly better due to reforms and infrastructure, the East End still remains one of...