Thursday, March 17, 2011

Significance of Baba in clear light of day

Baba was the youngest of all the siblings in the Das family. I Think that his character is significant due to the fact that he was born with a disability his character managed to remain constant throughout the entire novel. For example some of the practices which he adapted to from an early age stayed with hi8m as he grew older, such as: his pebbles which he uses as a source of occupation to past the time as well as his musical instrument the gramophone. Unlike his siblings Baba refused to change or adapt to anything that he wasn’t accustomed to, he stuck with what he new. Baba can be seen as a symbol of an unchanging character in the book. Baba is also the quietest of all his siblings which signifies that he spends most of his time observing everything around him. It is evidently clear that Baba's signifance in the novel is due to his quiet and unchanging character as opposed to everyone else around him which makes him different.

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