Question

Why does the writer feel sad when she learns that the rag pickers name is Saheb-e- A'lam? *

Answer 1

Answer:

Since Saheb now works in a tea-stall, he is now bound to his master and feels burdened. The steel canister he carries is very heavy as compared to his light plastic bag. The bag was his own and the canister belongs to his master whose orders he now has to follow. So he is no longer his own master.