My favourite character in Village by the Sea

My favourite character in Village by the Sea is of course Hari, the main character of the story. I like how he wields the responsibility to support his family. He stopped going to school just to work in the farm and do other jobs to earn a living for his family.

After failing to earn money in Thul, he even went to Bombay himself to find work there. He was also determined to save as much money as possible by not spending his hard-earned money. Besides working hard, he also has a keen interest in learning new skills.

He met an old watchmender who taught him the skills of watchmending. Within a short time, he has mastered the skill and started earning money throught watchmending. Hari was also a kind-hearted person. When he heard of Mr. Panwallah, the watchmender, being sick, he was very worried over him. He took an afternoon off and went to visit the old watchmender.

As can be seen throughout the whole story, he also rarely fights or argues with anybody. He is very independent and hardworking. This is why he is my favourite character in Village by the Sea.