Like the cook does for Biju, the judge’s father works hard to allow the judge to get the best education and improve his social class. However, when he sees that the judge has completely forsaken Indian culture, he says that the judge has become like a stranger to him and the rest of the family. The judge, for his own part, becomes ashamed of his father and the culture in which he was brought up.
The Judge’s Father Quotes in The Inheritance of Loss
The The Inheritance of Loss quotes below are all either spoken by The Judge’s Father or refer to The Judge’s Father. 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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Chapter 8
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Jemubhai looked at his father, a barely educated man venturing where he should not be, and the love in Jemubhai's heart mingled with pity, the pity with shame.
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Chapter 16
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The dowry bids poured in and his father began an exhilarated weighing and tallying: ugly face—a little more gold, a pale skin—a little less. A dark and ugly daughter of a rich man seemed their best bet.
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The Judge’s Father Character Timeline in The Inheritance of Loss
The timeline below shows where the character The Judge’s Father appears in The Inheritance of Loss. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
As the judge departed on the ship, the judge’s father yelled at him to toss the coconut. Jemubhai was embarrassed by his father, a barely...
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Chapter 11
The judge’s father had a small business procuring false witnesses to appear in court. He was proud of...
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Chapter 49
...sister whose husband was resentful of Nimi’s presence, frustrated that she was eating their food. The judge’s father arrived at his home to plead for Nimi, but the judge refused to take her...
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