Saroo Brrierley Character Analysis

Whenever I think of being lost, I picture myself at a typical grocery store, hiding from my family as a little game of hide and seek and then eventually being found the very same day. I would never picture getting lost to then never being found. I am lucky to know that such a thing has never happened to me, but to Saroo Brierley it turned out this way. But even though he was lost, he eventually found his way back home to his original family. However, even though he found his way home, it did not come without its own hardships. Starvation, death, and a multitude of others things shaped his perspective as a young man and has taught him one major thing. That life is not only full of a great deal of pain, but it is also filled with a great deal

Saroo states that his childhood had a simple reality throughout all of it, starvation. He describes its inhibiting effects on your body and how he did not care about whatever food he ate, that only he ever ate. (25) But even though he is starving, he is also happy. While he does complain about his hungry a number of times, the texts suggest that he rather be in good health and starving in contrast to sick and full. This idea is presented clearly through Saroo's sister. At this point of time, Saroo's little sister, Shekila, is still an infant and because of the constant hunger that she feel, she has acquired an addiction to eating coal which in turn Is ruining her digestive system. Despite all this information, Saroo always feels delighted whenever a lady see's his sister and tell them that she is going to be alright.(39) Which also resembles an idea of bitter sweet. Although they are all starving and their “problem” is seen through Shekila, they are still happy when she is okay. It is also seen later on in the chapters, when Shekila and Saroo meet for the first time as adults. When they meet with each other once again, Saroo grabs a bit of charcoal from the fire place and shows her and instantaneously, she laughs.(215) This shows that even now as adults, where they are fully aware of the circumstances that they were in, they were still happy