Important Relationships Essay

In the book "The Village By The Sea" by Anita Desai, there are many important relationships. One of the most important relationships and also a very influential relationship is between Mr Panwallah and Hari. I find this relationship very important as Mr Panwallah is seen not only as a very important figure in Hari's life, but he also has an interesting and inspiring personality.

Mr Panwallah is seen as a very important figure in Hari's life, he is seen as the figure of Hari's father. Because Hari's father is always drunk or at the toddy shop, Hari has not experienced having a strong male role model in his life. Mr Panwallah steps into the shoes of Hari's father and offers guidance and advice as a father would. Hari is very grateful for this as he has not had this influence in his life before. Not only does Mr Panwallah help Hari, but he also takes him in and cares for him as he would his own son. This shows that Mr Panwallah has a very strong loving, caring and compassionate personality.

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