Dina is a widow in her 30s, living alone in a large city in India and in economic straits. She hires Ishvar and Om, two tailors, to start a garment manufacturing business in her flat and she takes in a student boarder, Maneck. They come to feel like a family there when circumstances throw them all together after Ishvar and Om are kicked out of their slum. Ishvar takes Om back to their village to find a wife. Maneck takes a trip to visit his parents. They promise to return.
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Ethnic/Regional/Religion Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Small town? Yes Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |