The rape that was the central event in Scott's novel, "The Jewel in the Crown", is reexamined here, from the point-of-view of Hari Kumar, who was unjustly accused and who finally, two years after the crime, tells the true story to the victim's aunt. In Indian society, political tensions are increasing as the country moves inexorably toward the end of British rule. This is epitomized by the corrupt police chief, Ronald Merrick, who had been instrumental in Kumar's false arrest--and whose position (as both police chief and ...
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The rape that was the central event in Scott's novel, "The Jewel in the Crown", is reexamined here, from the point-of-view of Hari Kumar, who was unjustly accused and who finally, two years after the crime, tells the true story to the victim's aunt. In Indian society, political tensions are increasing as the country moves inexorably toward the end of British rule. This is epitomized by the corrupt police chief, Ronald Merrick, who had been instrumental in Kumar's false arrest--and whose position (as both police chief and symbol) is seriously undermined by the revelation of Kumar's innocence and his release from prison.
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