The Hungry Tide

The Hungry Tide

by

Amitav Ghosh

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Dokkhin Rai Character Analysis

Dokkhin Rai is a tiger demon who lurks in the Sundarbans. He has an insatiable desire for human flesh. In The Glory of Bon Bibi, he strikes a deal with Dhona, a ship captain, to give Dhona an island's natural resources in exchange for the boy Dukhey. Dokkhin Rai is foiled in the end by Bon Bibi and Shah Jongoli.

Dokkhin Rai Quotes in The Hungry Tide

The The Hungry Tide quotes below are all either spoken by Dokkhin Rai or refer to Dokkhin Rai. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2: Transformation Quotes

I realized with a sense of shock that this chimerical line was, to her and to Horen, as real as a barbed-wire fence might be to me.

Related Characters: Nirmal Bose (speaker), Fokir, Kusum, Horen Naskor, Bon Bibi, Dokkhin Rai, Shah Jongoli
Page Number: 186
Explanation and Analysis:
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Dokkhin Rai Quotes in The Hungry Tide

The The Hungry Tide quotes below are all either spoken by Dokkhin Rai or refer to Dokkhin Rai. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Language Theme Icon
).
Part 2: Transformation Quotes

I realized with a sense of shock that this chimerical line was, to her and to Horen, as real as a barbed-wire fence might be to me.

Related Characters: Nirmal Bose (speaker), Fokir, Kusum, Horen Naskor, Bon Bibi, Dokkhin Rai, Shah Jongoli
Page Number: 186
Explanation and Analysis: