Group 11

By:

Tyler Luong,

Nathan Nguyen,

Bryan Benitez,

Matthew

ARAV

In the life of a Dalit

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Ancient India, Madurai, The Golden Age (450 C.E)

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It was 450 C.E in Ancient India, Madurai. 22-year-old Arav was working as a trader for his job. He recently moved into his new house 3 months ago and was losing money due to the fact that many people weren't buying the items that he sold. He couldn't pay his taxes for his house and is trying to stall time until more people buy his items.

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BANG! Arav wakes up surprised to hear someone knocking loudly on his door. He grunts and gets up to open the door. As he opens the door he notices that his landlord is there and he is not looking happy. He stares at Arav for a few seconds before saying "Get out!". Stunned and confused Arav questioned the landlord why he must leave. He then explains that Arav's taxes are due and he has not been paying them. Not knowing what to do he was left with two choices.

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(ORIGINAL VISUAL) HERE

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The Choices

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live near the village boundaries - Turn to page 3

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Live in the village - Turn to Page 5

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Live near the village boundaries

Arav, a deprived wreck after being kicked out realized he didn't have much of a choice in this situation. Arav then moved out of the village. He could feel the villagers disgusted gaze on his body. Not wanting to stick around any farther he sprinted out of the village until he was far from the gazes. He then proceeded to walk aimlessly until he spotted the village boundaries.

(original visual of village boundaries and arav)

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After catching a glimpse of the village Arav ran as fast as he could towards the village but when he arrived he was stopped by a wall surrounding most of the village, After finding the entrance of the village he then proceeded to explore the village boundaries.

(original visual of Arav walking around the village boundaries)

Go back to the last choice

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Live in the village

Arav, reflective on how life in the boundaries of the village was going to be and fought back against the guards when they attempted to move him to the boundaries. SMACK! The guards knocked Arav out clean. The village representatives sickened by Arav took away some of his food and water which deserted Arav outside of the village.

original visual of guard knocking out Arav

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He was wandering around the village boundaries when he suddenly discovered a river that he could use for a stable and useful water source. When he finally arrived at the outer villages he petered out of food. Arav was still roaming the village boundaries when he came to a stop and was astonished by the scent coming from a bizarre-looking restaurant. Soon after Arav started exploring the area and with every step, Arav took he was approaching the restaurant. As Arav got about 10 meters away from the restaurant instantaneously a man emerged from the restaurant to him and presented him with an occupation.

(original visual of Arav looking at the restaurant)

The Choices

Decline the job - Turn to Page 7

Accept the job - Turn to Page 9

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Decline the job

Arav glared at the restaurant owner in revolt and harshly rejected the position while saying “Why would I accept such a filthy errand!” and stormed away. Little did Arav know the restaurant owner was very good friends with a well-known Kshatriya and when the restaurant owner told him about the ill-mannered Arav conveyed to him. The well-known Kshatriya got angry and advised everyone about Arav and to not be like him. currently, Arav is now known as an outcast nobody wants to get involved with.

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