Character Analysis: Mrs. Sen

Kapoor 8 call her sexy. The affair is a taste of the adult love she craves. Though the affair comes to a natural end, Miranda is more confident in her new city and in her skin. Dev: The man with whom Miranda has an affair in Sexy. Dev is elegant, smooth, and masculine, though condescending towards Miranda. When his wife returns from a trip to India, the affair dwindles to a matter of convenience. It is clear by his actions that he does not think of Miranda as anything more than a mistress. Laxmi: Miranda 's coworker at the public radio station. Laxmi is dismayed by her cousin 's marital troubles and gossips about it to Miranda. She denigrates her cousin 's husband for having an affair, not

The boy is smart and precocious, and he insists on getting his way. He has watched his mother 's sadness and anger following his father 's departure, and his observations about love appear wise to Miranda. Possibly he is unusually observant, or possibly she is just hearing what she needs to hear. Mrs. Sen: One of two main characters in Mrs. Sen 's. She is a lonely woman who desperately misses Calcutta, her home. Her husband took a job as a professor in a New England town. Life is very different for her there. She refuses to learn to drive because it scares her, but the refusal also limits her experiences in her new country. She becomes a babysitter for Eliot, who comes to

Sen: Mrs. Sen 's husband, a professor who moves from Calcutta to teach in New England. He urges his wife to learn how to drive so she can have more independence. He is not oblivious to her pain but neither does he coddle her. Twinkle: In This Blessed House, Twinkle is the wife of Sanjeev. They are newly married after only a four-month courtship. She is childlike and full of wonder, delighted by every leftover religious item she finds in their new home. She is romantic and optimistic. Sanjeev: In This Blessed House, Sanjeev is Twinkle 's husband. After many successful but lonely years, Sanjeev has married a woman he barely knows. Moving in together is challenging as she is so different from him. He is analytical and practical. The discovery of religious items fills him with a sort of dread and he is left wondering whether or not he really loves Twinkle. By the end, the anticipation he feels for her cements his love. Bibi Haldar: The protagonist of The Treatment of Bibi Haldar. Bibi suffers from an epilepsy- like illness that causes seizures. She is left in the meager care of her eldest cousin and his wife. Despite her desires, her family does not help her look for a husband. When Haldar 's