How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"That's how we keep this crazy place together—with the heart. Two hundred [...] languages, and a billion people. India is the heart. It's the heart that keeps us together. There's no place with people like my people, Lin. There's no heart like the Indian heart." (3.22.79)
Okay, we have to admit it: even with all of the descriptions of slave markets and nasty smells, Lin is so romantic about India. He's always idealizing it, presenting it as the perfect place, maybe even because of its imperfections. The way he does this is by showing the people of India as the best people on the planet.