1. The caste system in India is very strict as seen in the book. Why then are the children of a very high ranking man able to be bribed to teach Bakha who is in the opinion of their caste, untouchable?
2. Sohini's experience at the well is confrontation with someone from her own rank. Another untouchable verbally abuses her and is very mean and gets very angry when she is given water first. Why does the author include this abuse from another untouchable when he includes all the abuse from the caste people?
3. Bakha’s mother has died from cleaning the human and animal refuse. Bakha claims he cannot find sadness in himself over her death. His father Lahka is a very lazy, mean man. To what extent has Bakha’s family life affected him and his hopes for an educated, British-like future?
Word: caste
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