Kim | Themes and Characters
Kim meets a wandering Buddhist lama whose disciple or chela has died. Because Kim makes himself so useful, the lama sees him as his new divinely appointed chela. The lama is seeking the River of the Arrow, which came into existence at the spot where an arrow shot by Buddha landed. The lama believes that if he washes in that river he will find his salvation. Kim joins the lama and both use the quest to seek their destinies.
Early in the story Kim meets his old friend Mahbub Ali, a Moslem horse trader who is also an agent for the British Secret Service. Mahbub Ali...
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