Reread pp. 176-177. Laksmi has a customer that she refers to
as the hugging man. After he and Laksmi exchange services
she says "Harish had taught me how to say thank you in his
language, but it seemed a paltry word for my debt to this
man."
Why does Laksmi feel this way? Why does she wait for the hugging man to come back?
I belive lakshmi feels like this because she thinks that this guy is going to help her in a way and he might rescue her from happiness house.I know this because on pg.176 she said"he stood and looked at me with something like shyness thank you , he said".This proves that lakshmi has a good feeling for this man.And also he treated her nicer then the other men.
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ReplyDeleteI belive that Lakshmi feels wanted and cared for. I know this because on page 176 it says, " He was young and clean and gentle. Hed did not just simply stand up and zip his trousers when he was finished, or fall heavily asleep on top of me the way some do. He didn't fix his hair in the mirror and walk out without a word. He held me. Perhaps it was an accident. Or perhaps he forgot where he was, imagining for a moment he was with his sweetheart." This show that he actually cared. He knew that she was taking time out of her life to please him. S o wanted her to have some type of happines or love or affection.
ReplyDeleteI belive that Lakshmi feels wanted and cared for . I say this because the man taught her how to say thanks you in his language . No man she ever had sex with did nothing for her or taught her nothing like how this man did , so she feels cared for . Another reason she feels wanted and care for because after they had sex he did not leave like those over men did . Last but not least i say she feels wanted and cared for because the man was young and clean and also a gentle . This is why i say she feels wanted and cared for .
ReplyDeleteI believe that lakshmi likes the man and she feels cared about. He treats her better than the other customers that come to the Happiness House. I know this because on page 176 it said "he did not fix his hair in the mirror and walk out without a word. He held me. Perhaps it was an accident. Or perhaps he forgot where he was, imagining for a moment he was with his sweetheart". This shows that he is not like the other customers, he actually cared and he was nice and gentle.
ReplyDeleteI beileve Lakshmi feels this way because of the way he treated her during this period of time.She waits for the hugging man to come back because he treats her better than any of her other costomers. I know this because on page 176 it said "He did not simply stand and zipped his trousers when he was finished or falled heavily asleep on top of me the way some do.He didn't fix his hair in the mirror and walked out without the word. He held me. " This shows that Lakshmi finally felt cared for and that that man is different from the ohters.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Lakshmi feels that she was cared by the hugging man. On page 176 McCormick wrote, "He was young and clean and gentle. He did not simply stand and zip his trousers when he was finished, or fall heavily asleep on top of me the way some do. He didn't fix his hair in the mirror and walk out without a word ". This shows that no man actually took there time and spent it with her after having sexual intercourse but the "hugging man" was the only one that showed affection to Lakshmi. Also when the hugging man left he said "Thank you" to Lakshmi this was something not many man actually did that after having sexual intercourse with Lakshmi.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Lakshmi wants the hugging man to come back because he reminds her of home. I know this because on page 176 it says "His body warmed mine the way the Himalayan sun warms the soil." Also she says "His skin was soft-like the velvetof Tali's nose. This shows that Lakshmi misses her home because she talks about the Himalayan sun which was in Nepal. She also talks about her goat Tali.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Lakshmi wants the hugging man to come back because she felt that she was cared by the hugging man because he was really nice and gentle. I say this because on page 167 it says "the man who came to my room today was not like the others. He was young, clean, and gentle. This shows that Lakshmi has never felt like that because everytime she has sex with a man they are not gentle she just felt like she was being raped and with the hugging man she felt like he was being really kind and gentle.
ReplyDeleteI believe laksmi wants the hugging man to come back because hes not like anyother one of her customers.When laksmi says he wasnt like no other cutsomer she had. He was clean,young,and gentle. Laksmi also says that he didn't sleep/lay on top of her thats one thing she likes about him.Laksmi feels this way because he was holding her and hugging her. She waits for the hugging man to come back because she wants him ti hug/hold her like he did to her before.This shows that laksmi has one customer who will stay and hug with her and who is young,clean,and gentle.
ReplyDeleteEveryone understands that the hugging man meant more to Lakshmi because he made her feel like she mattered. Many of you used the quote where he did not just stand up and walk away, he held her and brought up feelings of affection, love and comfort for her. I like how Sonali commented that the hugging man reminds her of home, this was an excellent quote to choose. She is associating this warmth she feels to the comfort and warmth of the Himalayan sun from her past. Great job!
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