Waited till the last part to sing the praise.... Very well written indeed..... but as others I think I am missing some threads... This is my understanding of the last part: The ugly girl Ms. Pandey sees in her dreams in the self percecption of herself trying satiate her mothers wishes while she puts herself in the shoes of her mother i.e. She is her mother and the ugly child is herself?? Where does Jimmy Carter fits in the story? and ofcourse this young man who looks like Jimmy Carter??