Analyse the relationship betwenn the narrator and Inder Lal
As the narrator says on page 50, she and Inder Lal make a strange couple: she is a tall and self-confindent English woman and he is a tradionally small Indian man who is not used to the emancipated western world. Nonetheless they have become good friends and both of them like to talk to and spend time with the each other. In the first time Inder Lal only liked to talk to the narrator so much because he wanted to practise his English. However, his attitude has changed during the time. This is shown as he now tells her lots of personal things and also his feelings, e.g. abpout his wife or his mother.
In opposite to Ritu, his wife, the narrator, who is educated and open-minded, is able to understand him and can answer or give advices. She seems to be everything for him Ritu isn´t and that´s why he spends so much time with her.
Also the narrator´s view in Inder Lal has changed. By talking about his feelings and dreams he has shown her that he is not the quiet, boring Indian man he seems to be, but full of live and energy. Also for her he is a trustful friend.
