Chandin Ramchandin was a messed up individual and his personal trauma led him to his sexually assault his own children. On page sixty-five, Mootoo writes: “For the first few weeks after the shattering of his world, he slept in his bed with a child on either side.” The phrase “shattering of his world” suggests more than just heartbreak; it implies a fundamental collapse, one likely made worse by the nature of the betrayal-his wife, Sarah, leaving him for his sister, Lavania. His response is to seek comfort in his children, positioning them on either side of him as though they are the only stability he has left. But the phrasing carries a quiet desperation, as if he is trying to physically hold onto something that is slipping away. “One night, he turned, his back to Asha.” (65). That moment of turning away is significant. Asha, his child, represents part of the family he still has, yet in his grief and exhaustion, he instinctively distances himself from her. The act of turning suggests avoidance or unconscious rejection, as if his body moves away from what he cannot face. He is not in control; the text describes him as being in “a fitful nightmarish sleep,” emphasizing that his grief and disorientation overwhelm his conscious mind. Then comes the moment of confusion: “mistook PohPoh for Sarah.” This is deeply unsettling. PohPoh is his child, yet in his subconscious turmoil, she becomes Sarah, the wife who left him. This moment speaks to more than just exhaustion-it reveals the way his mind is collapsing under the weight of betrayal. Sarah was someone he loved and depended on, and now, in his sleep, that absence distorts reality. The confusion between his daughter and his wife suggests that roles and identities in his world have blurred. His past feelings for Lavania, add another layer. Once, he had misplaced affections for someone within his family. Now, he is again caught in an emotional entanglement where love and betrayal are tied together. His unconscious mistake-identifying his daughter as his wife-suggests that his grief has unraveled his ability to separate past from present, intimacy from trust, family from loss.