Hari's Experience at the Sri Krishna Eating House:

Hari's expectations for the city did not follow through to what he thought they would, Hari had expected that all of the city would be wealthy and have nice restaurants yet he was surprised when he arrived at the Sri Krishna Eating House: "The Sri Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant Hari had ever seen: even in Thul and along the Alibagh-Rewas highway there were cafes that were pleasanter. This shows that because Hari had been living in Thul, he had been isolated and did not really know life outside of the small village. Since moving to the city, Hari has found that compared to the city life, life in a small village such as Thul is very simple. In the city it is easier to find a job and money is a lot easier to come by, yet everything is busier, more complicated and more dangerous. Although the work at the Sri Krishna Eating House was hard, "Hari was proud of the money that he was collecting to take back to his family", Hari shows a determination to provide a better life for him and his family, this motivates him to work hard and to work his way up in his new life in Bombay.