VBTS char analysis

Hari

1. he is the protagonist of the story


2. he is the only son of the family


3. he has to assume the duty of taking care of his parents and his siblings.


4. he leads a hard life as he has to assume the roles of his father
   

Lila

1. The protagonist sister
   


2. given up school to help maintain the house

Bela and Kamal

1. they are the younger sisters of Hari and Lila


2. they are still schooling


3. They collect shellfish and barnacles for dinner
   

Mother

1. She is the mother of Lila, Hari, Bela and Kamal


2. She fell ill with anaemia and is getting weaker by the day.


3. She is unable to take care of her children, protect them from their drunkard father nor work

Father

1. he is the father of Lila, Hari, Bela and Kamal


2. irresponsible father


3. drunkard


4. wastrel


5. wastes money on toddy


6. turned over a new leaf in the end

Pinto

1. the pet dog of Hari's family


2. faithful to the family especially Lila as she spent the most time with him

Bijiu

1. richest man in the village that Hri and his family live in


2. owns the first diesel powered boat in the village


3. proud and arrogant


4. looks down on the other villagers

Ramu

1. he is the friend of Hari


2. knew that many factories are going to be built in the village and believes that he will be able to get a job there.

Jagu

1. he is the owner of the Sri Krishna Eating House


2. gave Hari a job when he is in Bombay


3. lives in a slum

Mr Panwallah

1. He is a watch mender


2. popular with his neighbours


3. taught Hari how to mend watches and therefore Hari earned money
   

de'Sivas family

1. rich and generous family from Bombay


2. comes to Thul during the holidays


3. owns a bungalow in Thul


4. brought Hari's mother to the hospital and paid for the medical fees.

watchman of the factory

1. hostile towards the villagers


2. looks down on the villagers

Adarkar

1. member of the Maharashtra State Legislative assembly


2. led the villagers to Bombay to protest against the building of factories in Thul

Hira bai

1. she is an old women who is interested in herbs and cures


2. loves toddy


3. sent the medicine man to Hari's mother.

Policeman

1. guarded Hari when he slept in the park

Khanekar brothers

1. drunkards