Hari Singh says- “He knew it but neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything.”
Anil successfully addressed the situation by not addressing it at all. Elaborate based on
your reading of The Thief’s Story.
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Hari Singh returns after regretting stealing money from Anil. He puts the money back in its place and goes to sleep. the next morning he wakes up late(because of his night adventure). When he wakes up in the morning, he finds that Anil had already woken up and even made some tea. He offered Hari Singh some. Then, he took out a note and gave it to Hari Singh and said that he would be paid regularly paid from them. When he touched the note, it was still wet from the rain. this means that Anil knew that Hari Singh was a thief. He still did not show any sign of anger or disgust. By this, he let Hari Singh know that he forgave him.
Anil played a very pivotal role in Hari Singh’s transformation. Anil’s good, generous, trusting and credulous nature had a deep impact on Hari Singh. Anil started teaching him how to write complete sentences. When Hari Singh got an opportunity to run away with Anil’s money, he could not do that. This was the transformation.
The complete transformation happened after Anil condoned his act of stealing money and returning it. Anil knew everything, yet he did not say anything to Hari Singh. This acceptance and ignoring the theft transformed Hari Singh totally.