Douglas:
- The narrator’s grandfather
- grew up in India and served as a junior officer in the Britishcolonial government –> hard-working administrator
- have the respect of both British and Indians
- Englishman
- conservative
- feels superior to the Indians
- dislike Indian customes
- like sati
- strict
- intelligent
- sometimes is annoyed with Olivia Nawab:
- prince/ruler - he changes his behaviour–> inconstant; mood swings
- just do what a prince has to do
- sentimental, when he spend time with Olivia, but sometimes he also ignores her
- emotional
- possesive - egoistic - selfish
- dominant
- Muslim
- against Hindu culture
- educated in India
- dislike the British, tries to beat them
- he bosses Harry around as if he has no right to say anything against him - uses Harry as a connection to the British and dominates him - when he knows that he will “win” a conversation, he is the prettiest man alive and shows no anger whatever the conversational partner says - always behaves as if he is the host Harry: - had been with the Nawab for 3 years, as a semi-permanent guest in the palace - sometimes wanted to return to England, because his mother was ill, but the Nawab wouldn’t allow him and Harry submitted… - strange relationsship between Harry and the Nawab –> both need each other in a way - he uses the Nawab’s hospitality
- Englishman
- conservative
- feels superior to the Indians
- dislike Indian customes
- like sati
- strict
- intelligent
- sometimes is annoyed with Olivia Nawab:
- prince/ruler - he changes his behaviour–> inconstant; mood swings
- just do what a prince has to do
- sentimental, when he spend time with Olivia, but sometimes he also ignores her
- emotional
- possesive - egoistic - selfish
- dominant
- Muslim
- against Hindu culture
- educated in India
- dislike the British, tries to beat them
- he bosses Harry around as if he has no right to say anything against him - uses Harry as a connection to the British and dominates him - when he knows that he will “win” a conversation, he is the prettiest man alive and shows no anger whatever the conversational partner says - always behaves as if he is the host Harry: - had been with the Nawab for 3 years, as a semi-permanent guest in the palace - sometimes wanted to return to England, because his mother was ill, but the Nawab wouldn’t allow him and Harry submitted… - strange relationsship between Harry and the Nawab –> both need each other in a way - he uses the Nawab’s hospitality
