In the book “Homeless Bird”, by Gloria Whelan, the main character is Koly as a poor rural girl back in India. The story is about Koly, who had a premature arranged marriage in an Indian village in the old days, and later became widowed at 16. As you can see, Koly is facing the brutality of life. She endures, and this is shown, looking at these three pieces of evidence.
The first piece of evidence is when Koly shows her want to read, learn, and her curiosity. Her want to read, write, and learn is shown in this quote: “but when I saw her take down the book of Tagore’s poems with his signature, I begged her not to sell it.” Whelan 92-93 “ If I find my silver earrings and give them to you, will you give me the book?” Whelan