Hayley Gillespie 

One theme I noticed is that Saleem has a problem with rejection. He does what he believes will woo a girl or woman and when he is turned down has a fit. For instance, when Evelyn Lillith Burns rejects him, he goes into her thoughts seeing a disturbing image of her. This, in turn, causes him to get pushed into a large mob. Another time is when he fondles his aunt Pria and gets slapped across the face. When the children seem to be abandoning the conference in the chapter, “Commander Sabarmati’s Baton”, he lashes out by telling the Commander about his cheating wife. When he is rejected he does not take it well or gets himself hurt.