How does Karunatilaka use magical <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Literary Device" href="https://www.supersummary.com/realism/">realism</a> to develop his critique of human society?

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How does Karunatilaka characterize Maali as a living being? How does he characterize Maali as a dead being? What does this contrast reveal about Karunatilaka’s theme and Maali’s character development?

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