Analysis Of Jimmie Thomas

Jimmie Thomas comes under the category of those of Englishman who stand as the symbol for the colonial exploitation. He is a cruel and hideous character. Anand has shown that Colonial powers were oppressive and people the Jimmie considered Indians as slaves to earn profits from them and to suck their blood but, their inhumane behavior was the ultimate reason which awakened the souls of poor and negligent Indian. We can see this happening in the novel through the wrestlers like Ratan; who have the courage to challenge. Jimmie Thomas actually represents the true nature of English colonial characters. He exploited not only as a government agent but also on personal level he use to exploit them as a money lender. Thomas leaves no stone unturned
This outrageous practice resulted in the destruction of he untouchables’ moral fairness and fundamental right to mature into productive and well thought-of societal members. Anand found “the stratification of society on the basis of caste abominable. Though people may claim that the intention behind it is noble, it should never be tolerated as it causes untold suffering to the under-privileged” (Paul 127). As a worker, Bakha did earn a small pittance for the jobs he performed. With his earnings, he, on two occasions, wanted to make a purchase. Bakha put his anna on the counter when he wanted to buy some cigarettes. “The betel-leaf-seller dashed some water over it from the jug with which he sprinkled the betel leaves now and again. Having thus purified it he picked up the nickel piece and threw it on the counter. Then he flung a packet of ‘Red Lamp’ cigarettes at Bakha, as a butcher might throw a bone to an insistent dog sniffing round the corner of his shop” (Untouchable 42). The money needed to be purified form the infectivity of an untouchable’s contact. When Bakha purchased jilebis from another shopkeeper, he too sprinkled the coins with water and pitched the snack to Bakha to avoid any contamination from his touch. When the young child was injured at the hockey match and Bakha ran to his aid, he received harsh treatment for his efforts. ‘Man is the master of his own destiny’ is another facet of Anand’s humanistic philosophy. Gupta says that “Anand suggests that man’s fate in the contemporary world is controlled and shaped by society and men rather than by God” (Mulk Raj Anand 29). Bakha was an untouchable by virtue of his birth, not a consequence due to a choice he made. He was not responsible for his classification as an untouchable; this label was attached to him because of the duties he performed. His profession however, was not his