I believe everyone has his or her own favourite character in any book. In Village by the Sea, I encountered difficulties in choosing my most favourite character. In other words, I had no definite favourites in the book. I pondered over this for quite a while, and came up with Mr Panwallah.
Most of the time, the favourite character will be the protagonist, which in this case, is Hari. Nevertheless, I admired Mr Panwallah for many reasons. He is Hari's most significant benefactor. Besides teaching him how to mend watches, he also looked upon him as a close friend. He was the one who suggested Hari to sleep in the park, which made his life a lot easier. His generosity could not be denied. He taught Hari watch mending skills without charging him a cent. When Hari started mending watches, he made customers pay Hari, though the money should be rightfully his. He also bring Hari out on Coconut Day, and buy him things.
Most importantly, it was Mr Panwallah who changed Hari's mindset. "The wheel turns and turns and turns, it never stops and stands still." This made a great impact on Hari. Mr Panwallah told him that change is inevitable, and we should embrace it, instead of evading it. He also suggested to Hari of opening a poultry farm back in Thul, thus making him more confident and assured of his future.
Furthermore, Mr Panwallah had garnered much respect and made a good impression on everyone, particularly his neighbours. This can be seen when he was sick. Everyone was concerned and took turn to care for him.
In conclusion, Mr Panwallah is my favourite character in Village by the Sea. Frankly, he simply had no faults at all, thus could be described as perfect, and I had learned a lot from him. Therefore, he is worthy of the place of my favourite character.
Most of the time, the favourite character will be the protagonist, which in this case, is Hari. Nevertheless, I admired Mr Panwallah for many reasons. He is Hari's most significant benefactor. Besides teaching him how to mend watches, he also looked upon him as a close friend. He was the one who suggested Hari to sleep in the park, which made his life a lot easier. His generosity could not be denied. He taught Hari watch mending skills without charging him a cent. When Hari started mending watches, he made customers pay Hari, though the money should be rightfully his. He also bring Hari out on Coconut Day, and buy him things.
Most importantly, it was Mr Panwallah who changed Hari's mindset. "The wheel turns and turns and turns, it never stops and stands still." This made a great impact on Hari. Mr Panwallah told him that change is inevitable, and we should embrace it, instead of evading it. He also suggested to Hari of opening a poultry farm back in Thul, thus making him more confident and assured of his future.
Furthermore, Mr Panwallah had garnered much respect and made a good impression on everyone, particularly his neighbours. This can be seen when he was sick. Everyone was concerned and took turn to care for him.
In conclusion, Mr Panwallah is my favourite character in Village by the Sea. Frankly, he simply had no faults at all, thus could be described as perfect, and I had learned a lot from him. Therefore, he is worthy of the place of my favourite character.
