In a sense, this is demeaning with the knowledge of British/Indian relations during the time of the war. ... Like the popular art of the renaissance, Almasy at first is portrayed as a poor, pitiful Englishman who has been burned beyond recognition in a plane crash. ... By enlisting Indians as bomb diffusers, it is implied that the British do not deem their lives worth saving. Kip is used to explore Anglo-Indian relations in a period of chaos for the British Empire. ...

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