Chapter fifteen explores the meaning behind the title of this book, I liked this chapter the most as it really gives you a glimpse into what Rushdie is saying and what he's saying the meaning is. The earth under his feet symbolizes many things; a picture of Vina's last day, what Rai and Ormus love about Vina, the angry gods, the smell of hell, and it is Ormus's last goodbye to Vina. Rushdie uses great imagery in this chapter to really make you imagine what it looks like. It is also the moment in the book where Rushdie begins to wrap things up and the reader is taken to a different level. Instead of all the constant problems these characters have, Ormus and Rai now have to deal with saying goodbye to the one they both loved, Vina. Each character deals with their problem individually, Rai takes photos and Ormus writes her a song, but both convey the same image of the earth beneath her feet. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay "In my latest photograph of Vina, the ground beneath her feet is cracked like crazy pavement and there is liquid everywhere. She is leaning to the left to compensate. Her arms are wide open, her hair is blowing, the expression on her face is somewhere between anger and fear. Behind her the world is blurry. There is a sensation of eruptions around her staggering body: large spills of water, terror, fire, tequila, dust." (466). Rai's latest photo of Vina is something she will cherish forever, while she is the one who is in focus, the one who loves, everything else is just exploding around her, how Rai truly feels inside every time he sees her. It is not difficult to imagine this scene in the novel; Rushdie's words are full of meaning, symbols and visions. This helps you relate to the characters, being able to imagine their faces, their pain and their feelings. The same thing happens with Ormus when he writes his last goodbye to Vina. "All my life I adored her. Her golden voice, the rhythm of her beauty. How she made us feel, how she made me real and the earth beneath her feet. And now I can't be sure of anything, black is white, and the cold is heat; because what I adored took my love away from me, was the earth beneath her feet, She was my land, my favorite sound, my country road, my city street, my sky above, my only love, and the earth beneath my feet. Go lightly down your dark path, go lightly beneath the earth, I will be there in another day, I will not rest until you are found. Let you truly love you, let me save you, let me lead you where two roads meet. Oh go back up there, where there is only one love, and the earth is under your feet” (475). he reveals all his feelings for the reader to see, while Rai takes photos Ormus just tells it, both of these characters have experienced Vina in an intimate way and the way they express their feelings is backwards, but nevertheless it is also parallel. In addition to Ormus and Rai the earth beneath his feet has been highlighted in several situations in this chapter, "earthquakes, I point out, have always made men eager to appease the gods" (457), "Sulfur with the its stench of Hell" (465), these two lines relate earthquakes to the Gods and the Devil, attributing the meaning only to an imaginary image, somewhere where it can only be understood, since the Gods and the Devil are considered myths. While at the same time you have this already realized vision of Vina, Ormus and Rai, who could be imposed as the Gods and the Devil. AND.