March 5, 2015 - 08:57
Ghosh's novel ends with an optimistic tribute to Piya's idealism, by focusing attention on the study of dolphins she will conduct--and thereby really blinks on the larger question the book has raised, the complicated issue of balancing the need for a safe habitat for the tigers, with the need for a safe habitat for humans, especially those who have been displaced, who have no other home. What are you doing with this conundrum?