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Ruma’s Mother
Ruma and Adam’s young son, Akash, is curious, lively, and sweet-natured, often more comfortable speaking English than Bengali. Like many young children, he absorbs the world around him with fascination, taking particular interest in his grandfather, Ruma’s father’s, presence, gardening practices, and Bengali language. His relationship with his grandfather provides a bridge between his western upbringing and his Indian heritage and ultimately enriches his personal identity, much to Ruma’s pleasure.
Akash Quotes in Unaccustomed Earth
The Unaccustomed Earth quotes below are all either spoken by Akash or refer to Akash. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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1. Unaccustomed Earth
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Bengali had never been a language in which she felt like an adult. Her own Bengali was slipping from her. Her mother had been strict, so much so that Ruma had never spoken to her in English. But her father didn’t mind.
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Akash Quotes in Unaccustomed Earth
The Unaccustomed Earth quotes below are all either spoken by Akash or refer to Akash. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
1. Unaccustomed Earth
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Bengali had never been a language in which she felt like an adult. Her own Bengali was slipping from her. Her mother had been strict, so much so that Ruma had never spoken to her in English. But her father didn’t mind.
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