Friday, April 16, 2010
On page 60, a man named Murlidharan is mentioned. He's the crosslegged crossing guard above a sign to Cochin. His description is of him being a lunatic, also he has no arms, and he wears a plastic bag on his head, fashioned to look like a chef's hat. I'm wondering what everyone thinks of him. At first, when I read about him I thought nothing of it, but then I read that segment again and started thinking about how he is the marker between their world and the city.
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i think it also sort of exemplifies the isolation of cripples. in that world. he was the guy who sat at the train crossing. he sees nobody but the people crossing the tracks each day. also, the overwhelming sense of helplessness that Roy made clear in expressing was amazing. he wasnt even able to take that chefs hat off his head because he was lacking arms. it was a very strong peice.
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