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In Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable', Bakha experiences a 'moral barrier' rather than a 'physical barrier' when he is slapped in the market. What does this distinction reveal about his character's psyche?
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- 1He is waiting for Gandhi to arrive and give him the physical strength to revolt.
- 2He believes that the Muslim tonga-wallah will eventually protect him from all physical harm.
- 3He has internalized the inherited notions of servility and the stigma of pollution imposed by religious orthodoxy.✓
- 4He is physically too weak to fight back against the upper-caste Hindus.
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He has internalized the inherited notions of servility and the stigma of pollution imposed by religious orthodoxy.
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