Midnight’s Children is neatly divided into three parts to
give the novel coherence and tie the it together. Overtly the three parts serve no
purpose other than making the reading a bit simpler but if analyzed closely there is a
structure to the three parts.
The first part builds up the
momentum for the birth of the protagonist, Saleem. Rushdie provides information about
Saleem’s family background and gives a brief description of the major historical
events. Only towards the end of the book he come into the
picture.
In the second part all events, accidents and
happenings surrounding Saleem and his family are described. In this part we see the
protagonist grow and eventually lose his entire family. Along with the growth of Saleem
the development of India is also traced.
The last part is
variously described as being gloomy and depressing because in this part the gory details
of wars, eviction of slums and tyranny of government is explained. It is almost as if
both Saleem and the country of his birth have failed and lost their
vitality.
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