Summary of the pages 37 - 45:
In the second chapter, Balram starts to tell about his ex-employer Mr. Ashok´s face. It is such a handsome one that sometimes Balram couldn´t take his eyes off it. He also remembers his wife´s face, Pinky Madam. Even though he killed him, Balram tells that you won´t find him saying one bad thing about him.
Next, he narrates of his father´s death. After he spit blood, Balram and Kishan, his elder brother, take him to a regional government hospital.
Since no doctor is available, they lower his father to some newspaper sheets some muslims, which are also waiting for medical suppor, had added to the ground. The next day, their father dies because of his tuberculosis.
One month later, Kishan marries his wife and moves to Dhanbad. Balram and his cousin follow him to Dhanbad where they soon get work in a tea-shop.
Balram spends time in spying and overhearing customers to educate himself on his own. At last, he´s begging random strangers for a gratis driving license.
Personal impressions:
When I read the situation about Balrams father and how he died in hospital in consequence of his disease and no medical support, I got impressions of the national poverty of India. There are no doctors in hospital and it seems to be without any interest if someone dies. So I looked for a report which highlights the poverty within India:
http://www.economywatch.com/indianeconomy/poverty-in-india.html
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