Where the children grew up with their family and where their house still sits,
unchanged.
New Delhi
The city where everything changes and where all the action seems to be far removed
from the unchanged Old Delhi.
The Family's House
The novel takes place almost entirely at the family's house. Although characters come
and go as they pass away or grow up and move out, the house itself remains
unchanged and those who remain in it, Bim and Baba, seem unchanged, as well, when
Tara arrives to visit as an adult, years later.
The Well
The well is located in the garden of the family house and becomes a strong symbol of
death to the siblings after the death of their cow.
The Rose Walk
Both Section 1 and Section 2 begin with Tara's memory of walking with her mother
along the rose walk. Its deterioration seems to serve as an indication of the passage of
time from one part of the book to another.
Objects/Places
Old DelhiWhere the children grew up with their family and where their house still sits,
unchanged.
New Delhi
The city where everything changes and where all the action seems to be far removed
from the unchanged Old Delhi.
The Family's House
The novel takes place almost entirely at the family's house. Although characters come
and go as they pass away or grow up and move out, the house itself remains
unchanged and those who remain in it, Bim and Baba, seem unchanged, as well, when
Tara arrives to visit as an adult, years later.
The Well
The well is located in the garden of the family house and becomes a strong symbol of
death to the siblings after the death of their cow.
The Rose Walk
Both Section 1 and Section 2 begin with Tara's memory of walking with her mother
along the rose walk. Its deterioration seems to serve as an indication of the passage of
time from one part of the book to another.