Question

. "In any case, we couldn’t have kept a criminal like him in the house."
Who is the speaker? Whom does "criminal" refer to? What message is conveyed by this sentence
in the story?

Answer 1

Answer:

The speaker is Mr. Sivasankar.

Sidda is referred here as "Criminal"

The social economical structure of today's modern world is being conveyed in this phrase.

Sidda was an example of being hunted by the so called Upper class of our society.

It does not matters to them whether he is a thief or not,all that matters to them is the priceless gold chain.