Twinkle and Sanjeev

In "This Blessed House" by Jhumpa Lahiri, Sanjeev and Twinkle are very interesting and both dynamic in their own sense. Twinkle is more of a free spirit and she seems to float around and say things airily. I initially didn't think she was dumb, but I would've bet money that she had no real intellectual bearings until Lahiri lets us know that she is working on her Master's degree and was a writer. Her free spirit and demeanor were justified. I thought it was weird how she placed the Christian paraphernalia on the mantle in her Hindu home. I thought it was worthy of keeping, but to put it in the centerpiece of a home who's principle religion views idolatry as unnecessary.

Sanjeev was smart and practical. He cared for the house and you could kind of tell that he was the brains behind the operation. He seemed annoyed by Twinkle, but also secretly taken by her freeness. He also seems so "by the books". Since they are Hindu, he saw no need to display Christ effigies in their home. It almost embarrassed him to display them and to have people question his identity as a Hindu. He also seems to have no real friends, just acquaintances, whereas Twinkle seems to make friends at first meeting.