Chapter 5 is about the launching of Biju's boat and the community's reaction to this event. Chapter 5 begins with Anita Desai's description of the setting, where she uses many adjectives to show the colour and excitement of the villages, waiting to watch the magnificent display of the launching of Biju's boat. This sets the ton, mood, atmosphere of the Chapter.
Anita Desai does many things to express how the community is. She uses a lot of skills and gives us a clear picture how the community is. The language she uses express the village people in very different ways. She uses a lot of col…
