Comment on theme

The location of the novel is the Sundarbans, an archipelago of islands, covered in mangrove forests, which are situated at the mohona of several rivers in the Bay of Bengal. Although the area has abundant natural resources to help sustain island life it is also dangerous and hostile to humans, as it is susceptible to extreme storms, which sink boats and flood the islands, as well as being home to tigers, crocodiles, and snakes.