“Poison” by Roald Dahl is a short story about a man named Timber who arrives at his bungalow to find his partner, Harry, laying in his bed and acting frantic. Harry then reveals that a krait, a poisonous snake, has been laying on his stomach for hours. Timber calls an Indian doctor, who is addressed as Ganderbai throughout the story, and asks for help. Ganderbai willingly comes to the bungalow and does everything that he can possibly do to help Harry. At the end of the story, Ganderbai and Timber see that there is no krait. Ganderbai begins to question Harry, and Harry retorts with racist remarks as the doctor quietly leaves. The theme of “Poison” is racism. As soon as Doctor Ganderbai was told about Harry’s situation, he immediately came
