Decribe an important relationship in the text and explain why this is important.

In the text 'The Village By the Sea' written by Anita Desai there is an important relationship which is created by Mr Panwallah who acts apon Hari as a farther figure towards him, as he lacks care and guidence from his absent farther. And Hari in return trusts Mr Panwallah's kindness as Hari's life is slowly changing in a foreign, frightening environment.

Hari a young boy who is introduced to a whole new lifestyle in Bombay and Mr Panwallah who see's potential in Hari as they both seem to connect and show trust towards eachother. '"I wont" Hari promised "I want to learn more". "good!" cried Mr Panwallah'. This showed how interested Hari was to learn more from this man who provided skills with purposes. "Thats what i want you to say. Learn learn learn - so that you can grow and change". This shows how Mr Panwallah understands Hari's needs. Mr Panwallah's interest in Hari starts from when we fist meet Mr Panwallah. When we first meet Mr Panwallah he 'smiles' at Hari and Hari 'smiles' back. Later in the text he starts to ask Hari about his past, his home in thul, asking" 'where do you come from?, the same village as Jagu?' ".and because of this developing interest he recognizes Hari's qualities then decides to bring him on as his apprentice.

Hari is taken into care with Mr Panwallah as his apprentice, which gives Hari a sense of being safe and welcome. And that he is learning and gaining skills that people will pay him to use. "Then you can go back and set up as the village watch mender" this means an idea of hope. Hari is given a "man whom he can trust", which is even more important seeing as he is in Bombay. In return Mr Panwallah is given an apprentice whom he can trust, who is so innocent that he will not take advantage of his kindness.

Class Question (Hari)

What are Hari's motivations for leaving his family?

In the story 'The Village By The Sea' the author Anita Desai shows the character of Hari throughout the text to have the determination to leave his family behind and move to Mumbai. Often throughout the story the author gives hints on particual reasons why he wants to leave. He is sick of his father which has no contribution to the family what so ever and also he wants to support his sisters and his sick mother. His motivations of leaving Thul and moving to Mumbai is beacause he will be open to more options for jobs, social life and carrers. Hari wants to be able to support his sisters financially is described in the book "he would have to find them husbands, and buy them their wedding finery, silk saris and gold jewelry".

In what ways does Anita Desai use the character of Hari to explore the experiences of indians living in a present-day india?

In modern day India...
The life in modern day India the people that live in the small towns and villages are decribed to have high expectations of the bigger cities. When he arrives in Mumbai he doesn't know much about his surroundings and realises how different the big town is compared to his life at home.

The Lemon Orchard Review From A Passage

In this passage the lauguage used is very discriptive. The sentance strutures such as 'In the dark this man's face was invisible except for a blur of shadowed hollows and lighter crags' it decribes the moment really clear towards the reader. Thougout this passage the story has words that keep it interesting. The way the author decripes the characters is very clear and easy to understand.