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Jai's New School Uniform

This article of clothing represents longing and even status for a young character who feels ashamed about always having to wear clothes that he has outgrown.

Mental

This spirit of this character represents fantasy in the form of a supposedly protective supernatural entity. Neighborhood children tell stories and legends about being protected by this character if they can call his ghost by his real name.

Djinns

These supernatural entities from folktales represent a way for Jai and his young friends to try to make sense of their often violent and chaotic world.

Buffalo-Baba

This animal, beheaded in a brutal act of violence, represents the innocence of the kidnapping victims and the vengeful nature of the Muslim-Hindu tensions.

Jai's Television

This electronic device provides escapism and fantasy for a young protagonist in the character's own home.

Bribes

This common type of exchange embodies the layers...

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