Balram convinces himself that his family held him back, that they slowed down his process of successful entrepreneurship, preventing him from getting a full education and keeping most of his money. He accepts in a nonchalant manner, that killing his boss, Mr. Ashok, is the reason why his entire family were persecuted and beaten to death and that he is the only one to blame. He mentions this twice approaching the ending of the story, firstly, claiming that he is “neither a man or a demon”, he simply