SuitabookSocial inequality and dignity
Alfred befriends a boy described as one of India's 'untouchables' and witnesses practices that deny equality and dignity.
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Philip Roy - Author
An adventure story that uses Alfred's travels to bring him into contact with sharply contrasting experiences of India and with a boy whose intelligence is noted despite his homelessness and illiteracy.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceAn adventure story that uses Alfred's travels to bring him into contact with sharply contrasting experiences of India and with a boy whose intelligence is noted despite his homelessness and illiteracy.
Alfred befriends a boy described as one of India's 'untouchables' and witnesses practices that deny equality and dignity.
The plot includes a near-fatal encounter with the navy, danger on the journey, homelessness and practices that deny people equality and dignity; these may prompt questions or concern.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.