Explain how this frustration is caused by his arrival in Thul.
This frustration is caused as the cook feels that Thul is not a place of peace and relaxation, nor is it a place of great luxury. The cook knows that the De Silva's can afford to go to other places that would better fit the description of a holiday or vacation, yet he does not understand why they would choose Thul, a place of poverty, a place of struggle. The cook is also frustrated as shown when he says "I don't know how I'm supposed to manage- but manage I must while they enjoy themselves". By placing the word "They" in italics in the book, this shows that not only does jealousy show through, but it seems that the cook even resents the De Silva's wealth. One other example of frustration is when it is said: "He glanced at the family who were carrying cane chairs and cushions under the coconut trees while the children ran out with toy buckets and spades and rubber balls". This shows that the cook is also frustrated as the De Silva's have such luxuries when most of the people living in Thul are struck with poverty.
Question 4
Describe how the writer develops the character of the cook in the passage. Provide examples from the text.
The writer develops this character by portraying him as grumpy, jealous, resentful and even short tempered by using dialogue. Instead of using "he said" the writer has used sentences such as "He grumbled", this implies that the cook is moody and bitter towards the De Silva's, therefore making him more of an unappealing character. The cook is made to sound jealous of the De Silva's wealth when he describes their luxuries, such as "toy buckets and spades and rubber balls or cane chairs and cushions". This shows that the cook does not have great wealth but wishes that he could have luxuries alike the De Silva's for his family.
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