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Character sketch of Hasan, Hasan was the serang of the ship, Ranaganji. He was a very ugly Indian, seaman, with short legs and a large, disproportionate head. The Captain of the, ship described him as the finest member, of the crew. It was Hasan who erected the, makeshift shelter to accommodate the, smallpox-affected patients on the, afterdeck of the ship. When the narrator, ———

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warned Hasan about the deadliness of the, disease, he told that he was not afraid and, it was his duty to attend the patients., Hasan carried the patients with running, sores in his arms to hospital. The narrator, found solace in Hasan’s' unperturbed, nature. Hasan was from the Punjab. He, was in the seafaring life for the last forty, years. He had no place on shore, neither, family, nor friends. He had never married., a

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NN, ———————E—_—, He had acquired neither property nor, money. When the doctor suggested that, the shipping company should give Hasan, extra pay for his selfless service, Hasan, replied that he was satisfied with the way, he was. Hasan was completely detached, from the usual hope of reward. He always, disregarded tomorrow. Thus, Hasan was a, person with a lot of sincerity, courage, selfcontrol, and faith., , SS