In the exerpt from Fasting, feasting by Anita Desai, Arun is confused and lacks understanding in his host families actions. The author uses speech and point of view to show the reader how he is really feeling.
Desai's use of an omniceint 3rd person point of view allows the reader to understand Arun's confusion and nervousness in lines 43-46. Arun does not understand why they prefer the country over the city. He sees the city as being a much better place to live. He feels safe and protected in the city, but in the country he feels alone and insecure. He decides that these people are crazy. His lake experience can be concluded as negative based on the passage.
The author uses phrases like "the hair on the back of his neck began to prickle, as if in warning." to show Arun's discomfort for the trip they are about to take. He seems to have this feeling of regret.
The diction that the author uses helps the reader to get a better image of Arun's discomfort and the fact that he doesn't want to go. Her words like sweaty, benighted, prickle, and pale are all examples of Arun's negative feelings.
Desai uses speech and point of view to show her readers how Arun is really feeling about the situation, even though he does not show it to his host family. She takes advantage of the omniscient point of view to really let the readers get inside his head and understand what is really going on.
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