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The Inheritance: by Karim Raslan

1) Karim Raslan grew up in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia until age 7 when he moved to London after his father died in a car crash. 2) The story focuses on the greediness of Usman Khalid's sons-in-law as they compete to inherit his wealth and properties after his death. 3) A mysterious woman arrives at Usman Khalid's funeral with three small children, bringing into question whether she was his legal wife and if the inheritance will go to her sons instead of the greedy sons-in-law.

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The Inheritance: by Karim Raslan

1) Karim Raslan grew up in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia until age 7 when he moved to London after his father died in a car crash. 2) The story focuses on the greediness of Usman Khalid's sons-in-law as they compete to inherit his wealth and properties after his death. 3) A mysterious woman arrives at Usman Khalid's funeral with three small children, bringing into question whether she was his legal wife and if the inheritance will go to her sons instead of the greedy sons-in-law.

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Dinesh Madhavan
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The Inheritance

By Karim Raslan
Autobiography of Karim Raslan
Place of Birth : Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya
Father : Raslan Abdullah, Founder of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd,
1960
Mother : Dorothy, England
Grew up in Petaling Jaya until 7 years old, after that went to London after his father
died in a car crashed.
Theme

The greediness of the sons-in-law who wants


inherit their father-in-law’s wealth and properties.

Example

“finally, it was all worthwhile. He had


waited a long time- twenty two years to
be exact-fot this moment, waiting as
silently as a great cat in the belukar. “
Page 61, paragraph 2, line 1 -3.
Characters and Characteristics
Main Characters

Tajuddeen Mahmud Ahmad

Usman Khalid

Supporting Anizah Mother-in-law


Characters
Tengku Kamil Aishah
Tajuddeen He felt sure his Father-in-law recognised
his superiority…..
Page 59, paragraph 4, last line

Greedy He was the most able and trusted of the


sons-in-law.
Page 55, paragraph 3, line 4

The most However, it was a measure of parsimony that


trustworthy son- was applied to all…Tajuddeen merely
indulged in the odd RM! Packet of nasi
in-law among lemak..
the sons-in-law Page 56, paragraph 1, line 1-5

First son-in-
law Aishah’s husband Stingy
Mahmud Greedy

Son-in-law …Call me if you see an outstation taxi


from Tanjong Malim! Don’t forget!
Anizah’s There’s twenty dollars for the one who
tells me first.”
Husband Page 58, paragraph 2, line 3-5

Mysterious
man- has
hidden agenda After all, I have to figure out hoe to spend the
wife’s Inheritance. Four daughters eh? No
sons-uh? Sure uh?(poking Tajuddeen in the
ribs as he spoke)Big responsibilities, or is it
Mischievous sense big mone??...
of humour page 57, paragraph 2, line 4-7

-Irritated character
Usman Khalid

Rich men
First wife 4
daughters,
Second wife 3 sons
Father-in-law

Betrayer
Ahmad

Greedy Naive or innocent

‘’you’re so naive, Ahmad,” Mahmud


continued.
Page 57, paragraph 2, line 1
Setting
Funeral House

Place Living room

kitchen

Morning
Time
Night

Malay
Culture
Kelantanese
Plot

Exposition

Rising
Resolution
Action

Falling
Climax
action
Exposition
All the son-in-laws and their family were gathered on Usman Khalid’s funeral .

Rising Action
Usman Khalid’s son-in-laws competing each other for the property and they
were chit-chatting by making fun of them.

Climax
The arrival of a woman with three small children. (Usman Khalid’s second wife
and sons ).
Falling action

Mahmud called Tajuddeen gleefully and irritating him by mentioned that


Usman Khalid’s waris.

Resolution

Incase the woman was the legal wife of late Usman Khalid , the property will
be given to his sons. If not, the property will be given to the son-in-laws. (own
prediction )
THANK YOU

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