In “The Stilt Fishermen of Kathaluwa,” Mustache is the name Asanka gives one of two boatmen in charge of a group of asylum seekers fleeing Sri Lanka aboard a fishing boat. He and his fellow boatman, Ponytail, are cruel and violent, but Asanka luckily befriends Chaminda, another asylum seeker, who acts as his protector.
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Mustache Character Timeline in Foreign Soil
The timeline below shows where the character Mustache appears in Foreign Soil. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Stilt Fishermen of Kathaluwa
The two boatmen, whom Asanka refers to as Mustache and Ponytail, start dividing the group in two. Mustache orders Asanka and some others to...
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Mustache, threatening Asanka with his fish knife, orders Asanka to get inside the fish hold. Asanka...
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Asanka’s thoughts are interrupted when Mustache walks over to the man (Chaminda) who helped Asanka and attacks his face with the...
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...Now, the storm has passed, the ocean is calm, and the sky is blue again. Mustache is talking to some men by the fish hold. Chaminda appears before Asanka. He’s holding...
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