Poverty And Diversity In Animal's People By Indra Sinha

Indra Sinha’s, Animal’s people, helps its readers to better understand the underlying strengths of the impoverished and marginalized in society. It builds a story centered on poverty and hardships faced by the people of a fictional village called Khaufpur. Khaufpur is an historical allusion to the tragedy of Bhopal, India, in which similar events actually took place. In the book’s final quote, “We are the people of the Apokalis. Tomorrow there will be more of us” (page 366), the book is finally focused on the made point of the resilience of the Khaufpuri people in this situation.

The final line of the novel is Animal’s attempt to sum up all that he had learnt throughout the time of the novel. In the quote the “we” specifically refers to the

This quote says that the poor people have a power that is within them because of their lack of material possessions. Zafar believes one of the most unjust situations faced by the Khaufpuri people is the refusal of the Kamapani to own up to their own faults. In this context, he thinks that the people of Khaufpur can use their power to fight a strong fight again the Kampani regardless of the idea that the Khaufpuris “are the poorest people on the planet” (page 228) and the fact that the Kampani “are the richest” (page 228). He strengthens the link between power and

The marginalized in society as sometimes viewed as hopeless and needing the help of the outside world. This book and its final passage, helps in the understanding that those who society deems are fragile and helpless are actually strong and resilient. It paints a picture that depicts that because poor people have always had nothing material, during the cases of physical hardships, they will be much more able to remain strong, because their strength is not embedded in a large collection of simulacra. Rather, their strength is based on their happiness and their hope for a better future. Also, in the final quote, it shows that with new generations born into poverty, rather than an impoverished lifestyle being their only inheritance, they also gain a power that is not comprehensive for anyone born into a mildly privileged situation. The same understanding can also be applied to the marginalized, for example the physically disabled, like our narrator Animal. From an outside perspective, it could seem like these people are in need of the help of those ‘better off’. However, there is great falsehood in this, as disabled persons can grow to have a greater optimism than expected and therefore they will have a hidden form of strength that again, is not understandable for anyone not in that