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The Touched Man
The rickshaw driver is a Muslim, meaning that he exists outside the hierarchies of Hindu caste. When he ends up driving through Bakha’s confrontation with the touched man, the rickshaw driver is horrified by the touched man’s abusive behavior. He provides much-needed comfort and encouragement to Bakha, urging him to stay calm and avoid taking revenge. Hours after the incident, Bakha continues to find himself cheered by the memory of the rickshaw driver’s kindness and care.
The Rickshaw Driver Quotes in Untouchable
The Untouchable quotes below are all either spoken by The Rickshaw Driver or refer to The Rickshaw Driver. 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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Pages 3–43
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“Why are we always abused? The santry inspictor and the sahib that day abused my father. They always abuse us. Because we are sweepers. Because we touch dung. They hate dung. I hate it too. That's why I came here. I was tired of working on the latrines every day. That's why they don't touch us, the high castes. […] For them I am a sweeper, sweeper - untouchable! Untouchable! Untouchable! That's the word! Untouchable! I am an untouchable!”
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The Rickshaw Driver Quotes in Untouchable
The Untouchable quotes below are all either spoken by The Rickshaw Driver or refer to The Rickshaw Driver. 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:
).
Pages 3–43
Quotes
“Why are we always abused? The santry inspictor and the sahib that day abused my father. They always abuse us. Because we are sweepers. Because we touch dung. They hate dung. I hate it too. That's why I came here. I was tired of working on the latrines every day. That's why they don't touch us, the high castes. […] For them I am a sweeper, sweeper - untouchable! Untouchable! Untouchable! That's the word! Untouchable! I am an untouchable!”
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