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Notes for the Teacher<strong>Heat</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Dust</strong>Overview of the <strong>Characters</strong>1923Indian si<strong>de</strong>British si<strong>de</strong>the BegumHarry(house guest)motherMr CrawfordBeth Crawford(the Collector)S<strong>and</strong>y(mentally ill)the NawabaffairOliviaDouglasgr<strong>and</strong>daughterTessie CrawfordDr Saun<strong>de</strong>rs(medicalsuperinten<strong>de</strong>nt)Mrs Saun<strong>de</strong>rsnephewMrs MinniesadvisesMajor Minnies(the Resi<strong>de</strong>nt)the 1970sKarimKittymotherChidIn<strong>de</strong>r LalaffairNarratoraffairRituchild(epileptic)young English coupleMaji(widow)Dr Gopal(doctor in hospital)61
Notes for the Teacher<strong>Heat</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Dust</strong>How Others View the Nawabbored, seeks adventure,needs action, lacks selfrestraint<strong>and</strong> self-discipline,strong personality,forceful, fascinating,clever, fine man, badruler, bankrupt, bleedshis subjects white, robber(pp. 88–87, 136–137)MajorMinniesglamorous prince,attentive, dissembling,moody, polite, charming,ten<strong>de</strong>r, rich, fascinating,terrifically h<strong>and</strong>some,strong-willed(pp. 19–22, 44–49, 101,136–137, 141)OliviaMrs CrawfordMrs Minniesrobber, bad ruler whoallows rioting <strong>and</strong> bloodshed,criminal(pp. 35, 68–69)The NawabDouglasinvolved with robbers,menace, worst type ofruler, impu<strong>de</strong>nt(pp. 101, 136–137)Harrystrong person, very manly,gets his own way,<strong>de</strong>m<strong>and</strong>ing, kind,generous, honest,open-hearted, sensitive,involved in strange<strong>de</strong>alings, financialproblems,fat <strong>and</strong> womanly,softer, mil<strong>de</strong>r(pp. 37–39, 70–71, 148,160–163)62