CHARACTERS

 Lenny Sethi (protagonist) (tells the tale of her childhood in the city of Lahore.)
 AYAH( SHANTA)

She is a young woman of charm and beauty and knows well how to attract males. She has many
admirers like masseur, gardener, butcher, Ice-candy Man etc.

Lenny Sethi
Lenny sethi is the protagonist and tell the tale. Stricken with polio, She spends most of her time in the
company of adults. She listens to their conversations, observes their behavior, and makes her interpretations
and that allows Lenny to grow up with more knowledge of the world.

Ayah
A young Hindu woman of age 18 and of charm and beauty and knows well how to attract males. She has many
admirers like masseur, gardener, butcher, Ice-candy Man etc. Her extreme beauty, make her a target of men’s
desire. Lenny is disabled and ayah takes care of her. She introduces Lenny to an adult world.

Ice-candy-man
The Ice-candy-man is the novel’s antagonist. The Ice-candy-man pursues the beautiful Ayah. Charming,
charismatic, and a liar, the Ice-candy-man makes his living through multiple avenues, including selling
popsicles and pimping Ayah as a dancing girl/prostitute.
The story of partition is represented through the eyes of Lenny, who is lame. This disability of her also
signifies the problems that a female writer faces while representing her views. Lenny, an eight-year-old
child is the protagonist of the novel. She is innocent and unaware of the bitter differences among
different communities. This can be judged on the basis of the fact that she is much attached to Shanta
Devi, who is a Hindu.