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Uma
This character is the author's symbol for the grossly subservient role of women, especially in Indian society.
MamaPapa
In her mind, the main character refers to these two people as one name.
Arun
This character receives favored treatment from the day of his birth.
Mrs. Patton
This character is starved emotionally and feels powerless to alter her own circumstances.
Aruna
This character marries a successful man and creates a shallow, distant life in Bombay, far away from her family's emotional and physical ties.
Mira-Masi
This character is a widowed relative in Mama's family who takes a special liking to the main character.
Anamika
This character's arranged marriage is filled with physical abuse ultimately ending in her death, either by suicide or murder by her husband and mother-in-law.
Mr. Patton
This character is the stereotypical successful, white businessman living in suburban America.
Rod Patton
This character's life is...
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