Kabuliwala A Character Analysis xk4d

Kabuliwala. 1. With which character in the story do you most sympathize and why? Also, if the author intended this character to be so sympathetic, what might have been his purpose in doing so—in other words, why would he spend so much energy making you like this particular character? Answer. I sympathize most with Rahamat the Kabuliwla . Rahamat is an Afghanistan that sells items from door to door . He is introduced to Mimi , a five year old who’s father describes as being utterly talkative ( page 3) .Though Mimi shies off from Rahamant on their first meeting , the two gradually form a very close friendship . The author tactfully displays Rahamat through a powerful presence and goes on to indicate something underneath him despite the fact that he is initially described in a sympathetic manner . The author seems to want this character to be sympathetic as on face value, he is depicted as a mere fruit seller a description that the author provides in a wanderer manner . For example, the author write that the man was shabbily dressed ad had a few dry grapes in his hand ( page 1) . The author might have aimed at creating a sympathetic feeling toward Rahamat in anticipation ofr the following events that take place. For example , it is because of the sympathy that readers feel for the man , that we are able to identify with how much he misses his daughter back home .The author also uses the familiar question asking Mimi if she is going to the house of her father in law. Incidentally, upon his release from prison , the man asks Mimi the same question . The feeling of sympathy that had been created by the author enables the readers to gain a fuller appreciation of the fruit seller who has now aged. His bond with Mimi represents the bond the Ramahat shared with his daughter in Afghanistan . By asking the same question , he gets to have refelction of his own life . Although we are sympathetic we also learn that his wandering physically from door to door is his attempt at trying to establish a resemblance of contentment in a world that is not predisposed to offer it to him . 2. What does it mean to be a “father”? Is it just about sharing blood and DNA? Does this biological link actually mean much without “fatherly” behavior? What does the story seem to argue about parenthood and what qualifies one as a “father” or “mother”?