The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

by

Arundhati Roy

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Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Character Analysis

Also known as Miss Udaya Jebeen, Miss Jebeen the Second is the baby Revathy gives up at the Jantar Mantar protest, whom Tilo kidnaps and then raises at Jannat Guest House with Anjum. Surrounded by love in spite of coming into the world in the bleakest circumstances, Miss Jebeen the Second symbolizes hope and resilience for many of those around her.

Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Quotes in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The The Ministry of Utmost Happiness quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen or refer to Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen. 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:
Corruption, Political Violence, and Capitalism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

By the time they got back, the lights were all out and everybody was asleep. Everybody, that is, except Guih Kyom the dung beetle. He was wide awake and on duty, lying on his back with his legs in the air to save the world in case the heavens fell. But even he knew that things would turn out all right in the end. They would, because they had to. Because Miss Udaya Jebeen was come.

Related Characters: Anjum / Aftab, Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen
Page Number: 444
Explanation and Analysis:
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Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Quotes in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The The Ministry of Utmost Happiness quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen or refer to Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen. 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:
Corruption, Political Violence, and Capitalism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

By the time they got back, the lights were all out and everybody was asleep. Everybody, that is, except Guih Kyom the dung beetle. He was wide awake and on duty, lying on his back with his legs in the air to save the world in case the heavens fell. But even he knew that things would turn out all right in the end. They would, because they had to. Because Miss Udaya Jebeen was come.

Related Characters: Anjum / Aftab, Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen
Page Number: 444
Explanation and Analysis: