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Explain any one reason that, in your opinion, makes the Sunderbans symbolic of human life. - Elective English

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Explain any one reason that, in your opinion, makes the Sunderbans symbolic of human life.

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Solution

The islands are known for disappearing and recreating themselves by the tides. The Sundarbans become a metaphor for the changing lives of the characters as they traverse its rivers.

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