The Hungry Tide

The Hungry Tide

by

Amitav Ghosh

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Mejda is the boat pilot who the forest guard insists that Piya hire. He initially piques her interest because he asks if the dolphins on her flashcards are birds, but soon proves dangerous and predatory—he regularly makes obscene gestures at Piya and refuses to listen to where she wants to go. He and the guard put up very little objection when Piya decides to leave with Fokir rather than return to Mejda's boat.

Mejda Quotes in The Hungry Tide

The The Hungry Tide quotes below are all either spoken by Mejda or refer to Mejda. 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 1: The Launch Quotes

Piya was so startled that she looked at the picture again, with fresh eyes, wondering what he might be thinking of […] Like an optical illusion, the picture seemed to change shape as she looked at it; she had the feeling that she was looking at it through his eyes.

Related Characters: Piya Roy, Mejda
Page Number: 29
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Mejda Quotes in The Hungry Tide

The The Hungry Tide quotes below are all either spoken by Mejda or refer to Mejda. 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 1: The Launch Quotes

Piya was so startled that she looked at the picture again, with fresh eyes, wondering what he might be thinking of […] Like an optical illusion, the picture seemed to change shape as she looked at it; she had the feeling that she was looking at it through his eyes.

Related Characters: Piya Roy, Mejda
Page Number: 29
Explanation and Analysis: