Who what am I? My answer: I am everyone everything whose being-in-the-world affected was affected by mine. I am anything that happens after I've gone which would not have happened if I had not come. Nor am I particularly exceptional in this matter; each 'I', every one of the now-six-hundred-million-plus of us, contains a similar multitude. I repeat for the last time: to understand me, you'll have to swallow the world.
In Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children," the narrator reflects on the interconnectedness of individual identities and their impacts on the world. They express that each person is a compilation of experiences and influences shared with others, highlighting that our existence shapes the lives around us. Moreover, the idea suggests that one's presence leads to a ripple effect, resulting in events that unfold after their departure.
The narrator emphasizes that this interconnectedness is...
