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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Float around like a feather, winds of change
If Gump's journey took him through American history for his tryst with the President, Khan's journey to meet the Prez takes him through modern America post 9/11. Of course, both these men are hardcore old-world romantics who hold on to love and do impossibly sweet things for people they care for. Khan maybe inspired by Gump but there's no denying that replacing everything Gump stood for with everything Khan stands for is a masterstroke from Karan Johar and writer Shibani Bhatija. There's bound to be an instant connect with the West and this is a film the Americans need to see simply because unlike Gump, Khan has a message for them: “My Name is Khan and I am not a terrorist.” Gump could just float around like a feather through the winds of change but in the post 9/11 world, Khan had to be an ambassador for Islam and show them that Gump and Khan are not too different. They are the good guys.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
Source : http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/movies/article105910.ece
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
Source : http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/movies/article105910.ece
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"winds of change" refers to the changing political, social and cultural circumstances. Now picture what a feather does when floating in the wind, and try to imagine a person behaving (figuratively, of course) in a similar way in relation to these "winds of change". That's the image that the author is trying to create.
- "winds of change" refers to the changing political, social and cultural circumstances.
- Now picture what a feather does when floating in the wind, and try to imagine a person behaving (figuratively, of course) in a similar way in relation to these "winds of change".
- That's the image that the author is trying to create.
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"winds of change" refers to the changing political, social and cultural circumstances.
Now picture what a feather does when floating in the wind, and try to imagine a person behaving (figuratively, of course) in a similar way in relation to these "winds of change". That's the image that the author is trying to create.
Now picture what a feather does when floating in the wind, and try to imagine a person behaving (figuratively, of course) in a similar way in relation to these "winds of change". That's the image that the author is trying to create.
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