Taj Rowlandson Character Analysis Essay

The novel’s main characters include Taj Rowland, both of his mothers, his friend Kelly, and his wife Priya. Taj Rowland is both a round and dynamic character. A round and dynamic character signifies someone who has multiple, complex traits that often develop and change throughout the story; which makes sense since he is based off a real person. For example, he is curious and somewhat mischievous as a child. He would test boundaries by seeing if he could get away with stealing mangoes, or he would wonder at what would happen if rode an elephant. However, he finds that negative consequences come as a result of not listening to his parents. On the other hand, it is his curiosity that eventually leads him back to India. In London, he was a bit hesitant to live with an Indian family. He says that “looking Indian didn’t make him Indian. Why couldn’t people understand that? Outside doesn't determine inside. Ignoring the misleading color of his skin, underneath he was pasty white!” Instead of feeling slightly offended when people assumed he was Indian, he began to embrace it little by little. For instance, instead of dating only white girls, he tried to date Indian girls. Instead of only eating rice, he tried different curry dishes. These small …show more content…
Chellamuthu compared his fear to a flood because of how overwhelming it was. We can find another example of literary devices being used on page 239-240 in the novel. In this scene the author uses both imagery and personification to bring the event to life. Taj was at an Indian restaurant, for the first time ever, in London with his host family and Kelly. He describes it as “a firing squad by Indian food, and he had nowhere to run. He was about to pass the platter along to Kelly when the rising steam reached out and latched onto all his cheeks with all its