Hugging Man

I think the hugging man is important to Lackshmi because he wasn't like other customers and he treated her like he was actually in love with Lackshmi.Also he treated her like she was important. I know this because on page 176 Lackshmi states that this customer she had wasnt like the others and he held her and probably he forgot where he was. He probably was imagining that he was with his sweetheart. This shows how the hugging man treated Lackshmi. He treated her like if she was important to him and he couldnt live without her. He didn't zip up his pants do his hair like her other customers. He was different.