• two minutes to think and write about the prompt
• two minutes to talk with a partner about it: just grab the person next to you!
• then we’ll share your pair’s thoughts with the big group

As many of you have noted, Kanai remains a remarkably unsympathetic character through much of the novel. How does his portrayal change as the novel approaches the end? What are some signs, both “inner” and “outer,” that he has undergone a transformation of sorts? What do you think Ghosh intends by staging such a dramatic transformation in this character?