the hugging man response

I believe Lakshmi waits for the hugging man to come back because he is the only one that made her feel secure and safe. For example on page 176 she explains how she could feel her real self give in to the simple pleasure of being held. I think Lakshmi feels like this person she feels safe around him because he is holding her and he wasn’t like the rest of the men that slept with Lakshmi. On the same page she said that he wasn’t like the others he actually held her and she held him back and wanted him to stay there for ever. This shows Lakshmi wants to be held and the only person that can make that happen at this point is the hugging man. Also I believe Lakshmi feels that thank you is a paltry dept to this man because he deserves more than thank you in Lakshmi’s opinion.