The De Selvas. Mr De Selva is a perfect head, he takes care of the family, takes them on tours, has a good salary, is a good and caring man.
Hari's family. He has a drunk father, invalid mother,he is struggling to make a living due to poverty.
Poverty vs Wealth
Hari's family. Wears poor clothes, has a useless father, poor fishing and only has a small land to plant seeds. No money and thus had to sell cow to pay debt. Could only afford to buy glass bangles.
Biju. He is rich and thus could built a motorised boat, buy a television. He and his family wear good quality made clothes. Wife wears jewellery and gold bangles.
Rural vs Urban
Rural. Peaceful, displays the beauty of nature. The people laze around doing nothing. The woman not given privilege and thus ill treated and not allowed to do anything.
Urban. Place is polluted and noisy. There are heavy traffics and high rise buildings. The people are always rushing for work. The women are the ones fighting for rights.
Characters
Hari-responsible,pessimistic,realistic and practical, cares for mother,hates father, not so dutiful and obedient, a good judge of character.
Lila-responsible, optimistic,realistic but hopeful, loves both parents, dutiful and obedient daughter, not a good judge of character.
Bela-likes sweets
-did not really helped Lila with house work
-did not really know what was going on at home
-scared of father
-still loves father-immature
Kamal-knows that Pinto likes Bela better but was not jealous
-loves Lila and Hari equally and missed Hari when he went to Bombay.
-felt that Hari was doing most of the work
-feels that education is important
Mother-she could not do anything
-felt the medicine man was good
-felt the husband sucks
Father-cares about toddy
-don't know how to earn money
-does not love mother
-Hari does not love him
-feels that he is still worthy of love
Pinto-killed by Khanekar Brothers
-loves owner
Khanekar Brothers-likes toddy and finds it cool
-mother drink toddy and allow them to do so
-toddy releases stress
-like money
-they do not feel guilty for killing Pinto
-will continue to sell toddy when factories come up
-will like to just sell toddy even in factories
-will not just disturb father but whole family
Adarkar-wants to protest to stop government and goes round the village
-likes nature
-tries to stop factories
-thinks that they can stop the building of the factories
-believes in god
Sayyid Ali-an Orinthologist
-he is selfish and heartless
-feels that the factories would pollute Bombay
Jagu-responsible
-have ability to help
-feels that he is a good Samaritan
-brought Hari home although family was not happy and feels that he should do right although the wife feels that it is wrong
-has no time to clean the restaurant
Mr Paanwallah-feels that Hari was his son and want to pass on the watch making skills to someone interested
-sympathizes Hari
-did not ask for returns
-feels that all religion are alike
Hira lal-brought Hari to Jagu
-kind
-long working hours
Hira Bai-drinks toddy himself
-introduces the medicine man to them
-don't really care about sons
Biju-not humble
-feels proud and that he is of a higher class
-tried to save lives by telling the rest not to go out into the sea under rough weather conditions
-bought a television just to show off
-said that he is not a smuggler
-no kindness and does not help the poor
Bhola, Ramu, Mahesh-not very educated
-gave up studies because they did not like studies
-optimistic
-did not like farming and fishing
-cares for there own welfare rather then the village
-feels that Biju is arrogant
-will fish and farm if there is no job available in the factories
-if have chance will go to Bombay
-thinks that they are good and cool
Mrs De Selva-likes Thul
-felt that the villager were considered the same
-felt that everyone was worth helping
-did not want Lila to pay back the money for her mother's medicine fee
Watchman-felt that Thul is a horrible place
-felt that Biju was low class compared to the people in Bombay
-city dwellers felt themselves to be of a higher class compared to the village people
Medicine man-actually just wanted to con Lila's money and did not know how to help Lila's mother
-his way of live is cheating people
-not guilty for his actions
-using cow to earn money
-likes money
-con poor people as they are not educated
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