Chapter Two: Father Timothy

-Father Timothy gave the orphan three names. How would these names help the boy? Because the name of the orphan is Ram Mohamed Thomas, which connects the three most important religions in the world. Ram for Hindu, Mohamed for Muslim and Thomas for Christianity.

 

-Find out about the wars between India and Pakistan and answer: In your opinion, why did Father Timothy give him these three names? Because in India, they kill other people if they find out that a person has a Pakistany name. So they can kill you for not being part of their religion. I think Father Timothy was very clever for gaving to the orphan that kind of name.

-How did Ram spend his childhood? He would play with other kids of the orphanage, and the ones that came to the church every Sunday. He became a very intelligent boy thanks to Father Timothy, who taught him how to speak English and to learnt about other religions and cultures.

-How diferent was Ram Mohamed Thomas’ childhood from yours?
First of all, I grew up with my parents and my brohter but Ram was an orphan. I had a very happy childhood, and I think Ram was also very happy with his lifestyle. While he would play in the street with other kids, I would go to the school with my friends to learnt as many things as I could.
But not many kids are as lucky as I am. In India many children die for terrible diseases, and they often have to work instead of going to school.

-In your opinion, what is going to happen to Ram after Father Timothy’s death? I think that Ram is going to go away because Father Timothy was the one that protected him the most, and the one that gave him food and a bed to sleep.