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Front Matter and Part One: Undercitizens

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. Random House, 2012.

· Following a dedication and the table of contents, the prologue, "Between Roses," begins with a hasty conference against the approach of police and Abdul’s flight from his home.

· Abdul’s general situation is described, his ambiguous age and occupation noted.

· The progress of Abdul’s flight is detailed, and the surroundings through which he flees are described.

· The refuge into which Abdul flees is described, as well, along with its contents.

· Details of the focal setting of the book are provided.

· The next section of the prologue describes Abdul’s family situation and the sociopolitical circumstances that enfold it.

· More details of Abdul’s work are provided.

· The following section of the...

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