Smith and 'Anita and Me' by Meera Syal

Zadie Smith's White Teeth is about three different cultures, and three families spanning three generations. Characters include Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, best friends who spend their teenage years together and raise families in the Cricklewood area of London. The novel follows their experiences in the war and later on, the exploits of their families as they grow up and mature.

Anita and Me by Meera Syal is a semi-autobiographical novel about Meena Kumar, a young Punjabi girl growing up in Tollington, a small mining village somewhere between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It details Meena's desperate attempts to be accepted by Anita Rutter, leader of the local 'in-crowd', and her desire for a 'normal English life' with '...fish fingers! Fried! And chips!, .

Anita and Me and White Teeth are the first works from the authors, who are both English-born Indians. They share a number of themes such as family relationships, history, language and dialect, location and religion. Family relationships in both novels are seen to be intimate and caring, and the arrival of Meena's grandmother in Anita and Me demonstrates the ease and comfort with wh

Anita and Me is equally didactic. Knowing the context in which the novel is placed, I believe that the purpose of Anita and Me is to teach about racial and social equality in modern society, and how it can be achieved.

It could be argued that the three cultures in White Teeth reflect London, where the novel is set. London is a multi-cultural society and home to a number of various dialects and languages, for example, variations from South to North London, from East to West London, the languages of immigrants, or the language in specific areas of London, such as Chinatown.

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Approximate Word count = 2776
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)