This essay will be based on the perspectives of three main characters Abdul, Asha and Sunil of the city Mumbai. All three of the characters live in Annawadi which is based in Mumbai next to the international airport. the characters all have a different perspective on Annawadi and the world because they are on different levels of roles in the slum. Abdul is a rubbish trader who buys from the scavengers and sells the rubbish off to other buyers, he runs his business from hi house. Asha is the unofficial slumlord of Annawadi  which means she has to look at the problems that are brought up by the  people of Annawadi. Asha dosent take things lightly and sees everything as a oppurtunity to make money. finally there is Sunil who is a rubbish scavenger who sells his rubbish to Abdul.

The first person we are introduced to is Abdul.we know abdul as a person who buys rubbish of scavengers and sell it for more to factorys or seperate buyers.  A quote which shows how abdul feels about annawadi and the world is” the better i know you the more i will dislike you and the more you will dislike me”,.this quote gives us a vision on how abdul sees his day to day life.we get an image that abdul dosent want to socialize with people from annawadi because they might feel like abdul and his family were slowly get there way out of the slums. Also the people in Annawadi might have an attitude towards everyone and set them up with the police like we see when abdul and his family were wrongly accused of burning the one leg.Also this could mean that the peolpe in Annawadi dont communicate to each other.

the second quote to show Abduls perspective is “this was the gentle going hour in which Abdul hated Annawadi least”. this quote shows us that Annawadi was a place in which you did not want to be in, we also get an idea that the only time in which the citizens of Annawadi get peace of mind might be early in the morning when everything is still and people arent rush around trying there best to get up in the economic standings. Also this could mean that abdul wakes up early in the morning to have a peace of mind.

The second person that we are introduced to is Asha. we know here as a unofficial slumlord who always sees everything as a chance to make quick money.we see that Asha also gets dirty money from the government. a quote that shows how aha sees the world and Annawadi would be ” she had by now seen past the obvious truth that Mumbai was a hive of hope and ambition”. this could show Asha perspective because it shows that Asha has an insite into the truth behind Mumbai`s government and all the money and jobs circling through Mumbai. also this could mean that Asha also could be a high leader in the mumbai government.

the second quote to show how Asha`s perspective on Mumbai and the world would be ” as Asha arrived home from her teaching job one afternoon her step didn’t quicken when she saw supplicants lined up against the wall of her hut”. This can show us that Asha does not look forward to going home and seeing the people standing by her house with complaints because she might feel like that it was a waste of time.she could feel that she is to high up in annawadi to be treated like someone who you tell your problems to. we also see that Asha also takes the piss when it comes to the facts that she is faced with.

the third and final person we are introduced to is sunil who we know is a scavenger.Sunil has a mixed perspectives on Mumbai and the world.A quote to Sunil`s perspective is ” he knew why he and the other children recevied ice cream only when newspaper photographers come to visit”.This shows how the orphanages in Annawadi are showing themselves as something to be proud of even though they are secretly different behind closed doors.Also this could show that they wanted the photographers to show the world that Annawadi is a good place.

the second quote to show sunil`s perspective is ” though sunil was not an orphan he understood that phrases like AIDS orphan”. this could mean that Sunil knows that the orphanage dosent whant him because he is described as a AIDS orphan which could mean that they see him as a dieases. also it could mean that in places like Annawadi even though though they are poor them selves they do not accept children who are orphans.

In conclusion we can see that the three characters have different perspectives on the world and Annawadi. we can see that abdul thinks that all the people in Annawadi are negative and dosent want to associate himself with them. Asha sees everything as a opportunity to make money, And sunil understands everthing that goes on his community to get a better view on the world.