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Henrik is a Swedish man whom Kaushik meets in a resort near Thailand before his move to Hong Kong in “Going Ashore.” A sympathetic figure, Henrik senses Kaushik’s loneliness and strikes up a conversation with him. His family’s warmth and openness confront Kaushik with the kind of connection he wishes he could sustain with others. In a bid to be more open, Kaushik joins Henrik on a boat ride to explore nearby coral reefs. Ultimately, it is on this excursion that Kaushik—and presumably Henrik—dies, tragically killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.
Henrik Quotes in Unaccustomed Earth
The Unaccustomed Earth quotes below are all either spoken by Henrik or refer to Henrik. 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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8. Hema and Kaushik: Going Ashore
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He wanted to swim to the cove as Henrik had, to show his mother he was not afraid. [...] The sea was as warm and welcoming as a bath. His feet touched the bottom, and so he let go.
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Henrik Quotes in Unaccustomed Earth
The Unaccustomed Earth quotes below are all either spoken by Henrik or refer to Henrik. 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:
).
8. Hema and Kaushik: Going Ashore
Quotes
He wanted to swim to the cove as Henrik had, to show his mother he was not afraid. [...] The sea was as warm and welcoming as a bath. His feet touched the bottom, and so he let go.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
