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In the short story “The Thief” written by Indian writer Ruskin Bond the characters are the Thief and Arun. The Thief is only fifteen years old upon his first meeting with Arun, who is about twenty years old. They meet at a wrestling match and the Thief tries to gain the friendship of Arun so as to eventually take advantage of him.
When Arun asks the Thief what his name is, the Thief replies, lying, that his name is Deepak. The two proceed to watch the wrestling match and Arun appears to have no further interest in the Thief. Arun leaves and the Thief follows him and says he wants to work for Arun.
The Thief thinks he can gain assets by locking onto Arun. Arun lets him know that he cannot afford to pay him. However, the Thief feels it is worth it to pursue Arun if Arun can feed him. Arun indicates that he can feed the Thief if the Thief can cook. He cannot. However, he lies again and says that he can cook. Nevertheless, his cooking is horrible and Arun is ready to dispatch him to the streets.
The Thief uses his boyish charm to prevent Arun from tossing him out. They subsequently come to enjoy each other’s company and laugh and discuss things. Arun, in a sense, takes the Thief under his wing. He teaches him to cook as well as write. This shows the underlying compassion that is part of Arun’s character.
The Thief enjoys being part of Arun’s life and cooking for him. The Thief’s shrewd character is shown in how he manages to make a profit for himself in the shopping he does for Arun, as indicated in this line:
“I would tell Arun that rice was fifty-six paise a pound (it generally was), but I would get it at fifty paise a pound.”
It’s important to understand in this short story that deep in his heart, the Thief does want a better, more truthful life. He says that once he learns to write properly it might be an “incentive to be honest.” Therefore, there is somewhat of a moral compass within him. He ends up stealing money from Arun, but in the end returns the money back to him. The Thief is fond of Arun, and sympathetic towards him. The Thief wants to learn to be an educated man and turn his life around. By the end of the story he is taking the first steps to improve his lot in life.
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Anil was a young writer. He was living his life very carelessly. He was writing for the magazines and earning the money to run his life. One day Anil was watching the wrestling match. Hari best knew how to make unknown person a friend. He used an old formula to flatter the person. Hari stayed with Anil. Anil promised him that he would teach him how to write and add numbers. He also taught him how to cook tasty food. Daily Hari Singh was going to buy daily needs and had profit of one rupee daily. Anil knew it but he did not mind it. Both were living together happily.
One month passed, Hari Singh did not perform his business. One day he saw Anil had bought a bundle of notes. He saw him to put them under the mattress. As Hari saw the bundle of notes, his evil spirit awakened in his mind and he decided to rob Anil that night. After taking dinner Anil slept peacefully. Hari could not sleep, he woke up. He crept to the bed and slipped his hand under the mattress. He found the notes and ran away on the road. Hari Singh made up his mind that he would directly go to the railway station and would catch the Lucknow Express. He thought that Anil would not catch him if he ran away from the city. Hari Singh reached the railway station, Lucknow Express was about to go.
Suddenly the good spirit called him. The inner voice told him not to betray the faith of Anil. The train was moving but Hari did not dare to catch it. He was remembering the innocent face of Anil. When Hari Singh thought that what would Anil think about him. Anil would not worry about the money but he might feel bad that a man had broken his faith. There was conflict in the mind of Hari Singh. He did not want to loose faith of Anil. Because he knew that Anil was a simple man. Moreover Anil was teaching him how to write and add numbers which could change his life. He could become a respected person in the society.
He left the railway station. He came to the maidan and sat on the bench. Just then heavy rain started. It was the month of November. Chill wind started blowing. He felt more uncomfortable as he had cheated an innocent person. His shirt and pyjamas stuck to his body because it were wet due to the rain.
Then he went to the Clock Tower to save from the rain. He sat there under the tower. Suddenly he remembered his notes. He searched for it and found that all the notes were wet. He crept again and secretly put back money under the mattress. The next day Anil woke up, prepared tea for Hari and himself. He handed over fifty rupees note to Hari and told him that he would be regularly paid now. Hari took the note and found that it was still wet. He understood that Anil knew about the last night episode.
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