Moyna Character Analysis

Moyna is Fokir's wife and a trainee nurse at the Lusibari hospital. Though she loves Fokir, she also finds him difficult and exasperating. She thinks little of his work as a fisherman, as she believes there's no future in it, and she believes he can't keep up with her ambition—she desperately wants to be a nurse. The two married in the first place because Moyna's parents insisted she marry. Moyna has a nuanced grasp of how the world works, which piques Kanai's interest as he recognizes his own drive and outlook on life in her. Moyna fears throughout the novel that Fokir and Piya are engaging in a romantic relationship, but feels as though she's unable to talk to Fokir about it herself. Though Moyna is distraught after Fokir's death, she and Piya form a strange friendship in the weeks following and Piya even plans to employ Moyna as an office employee for her conservation project.