Discuss Sara's first encounter with Ram Dass. What impression did he leave on Sara?

Ram Dass notices Sara's poor living conditions, but continues to treat her with dignity and respect when he goes to her room to retrieve his monkey in Chapter 11: Ram Dass. The narrator's choice to note that he sees the room's poor conditions foreshadows that something will come of this recognition in the future. Sara's attitude and her appearance were contradictory, an oxymoron. the nickname given to her by the Large Family, the Little-girl-who-is-not-a-beggar, reinforces the oxymoron. Although her toes protrude through her old shoes, she carries herself like a real princess. Even when she is scolded or demeaned, she holds her head high and continues to look people in the eye, something many servants did not do.