“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?
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“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?
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The statements come from the story Leela's Friend by RK Narayan
Sidda is the servant to the Sivasankers. He tells stories to Leela and soon becomes her constant companion. She stays by his side while he is working in the garden or chopping wood. She also accompanies him on errands.
One day Sidda is sent to buy sugar and Leela accompanies him. On their return, Leela's mother notices that Leela's gold chain is missing. She admonished Leela and summons Sidda.
"in any case, we couldn't have kept a criminal like him in the house"
The speaker of these words is Mr. Sivasanker Mr. Sivasanker utters these words because he became aware of Sidda's criminal past.
The criminal referred this story is Sidda. Sidda was suspected of stealing a gold chain from Leela.
Answer:
Here the speaker is Mr sivasanker.
sidda is referred as the 'criminal' here.
Sidda was accused of stealing the gold chain which Leela used to wear and Sidda's running away from the house fuelled the suspicion of Leela's parents. The police arrested him but was unable to made him confess his guilt. Later, the missing chain was found in a tamarind pot in the kitchen. and Leela's parents came to know that Sidda was innocent. But the recovery of the chain failed to Change Mr Sivasanker's mind. Therefore, due to his g, he did not feel guilty and though Sidda wasnot responsible for the theft, he considered his as criminal and stated that it would be dangerous for them to keep a servant like Sidda in their house.