Kabuliwala Characters

Mini’s father and the story’s unnamed first-person narrator and protagonist. The events of this story largely take place in the narrator’s study and just outside of his house. The narrator describes himself as a… read analysis of The Narrator

Rahamat is a traveling fruit seller from Afghanistan, or a Kabuliwala, and is often referred to as such. He is first seen wearing “dirty baggy clothes,” which indicates that he is from a… read analysis of Rahamat / The “Kabuliwala”

Mini is the only child of the narrator and his wife. At the beginning of the story, she is a talkative, inquisitive, and energetic five-year-old. She is very close with her father, preferring him… read analysis of Mini

Like the narrator, Mini’s mother is never named in the story. Unlike the patient and laidback narrator, Mini’s mother has a short temper and is quick to scold Mini for… read analysis of The Narrator’s Wife / Mini’s Mother