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Chapter 9: A love story

1. Ram and Nita fell in love. But why could they not get married?

Because Nita is already engaged to another man, and her family wouldn't allow that a poor buy like Ram was her husband.

2. Nita is engaged to a rich and successful man who will pay her family 40,000 rupees. Do you think arranged marriages are a good idea?

Of course not. Although love is probably an invention of advertising, people should marry who they want, because they are going to spend all their lives together, and it doesn't matter how much money do  you have, because if you are not happy with your life you'll be an unfortunate.

3. Why do you think Swapna Devi said this about his son: "perhaps death will be the best thing for him"

Because for ill people death is sometimes the best solution, because they stop suffering.

4. In this chapter we see Thomas is really generous. Why?

Because he has already been in that situation, so he easily puts himself in the shoes of poor boys, and if he has to give money, he does, because he wants to help people.

5. Why is this chapter particularly important?

Because he finds the love of his life and he does everything to help her, but her family don't let him do that, because they ask for too much money. Here we see that Ram sets his own goal.

6. How was the man of the hospital able to pay Thomas back?

Because from now on he will be his servant.