In “The Miracle of Purun Bhagat,” Rudyard Kipling uses the setting to allow you to see the true personality of the main character. The story is about letting go of everything you know and are used to, to discover who you really are. As Purun Dass, the main character, grew up, he realized that things were changing. Dass belonged to the upper class. He and his father were so important that everyone looked up to him. Dass realized that being rich and having everything was not the right thing to do. He wanted more. He wanted to understand what people considered good. To achieve this, he had to abandon everything. He changed his name and took with him only an antelope skin, a brass-handled crutch, and a begging bowl. Purun Dass faked his death and changed his name to Purun Bhagat. Bhagat passed through many different towns such as: Rohtak, Kurnool, Samanah, and he wondered about the Himalayas. This is where he chose to stop wondering because it reminded him of his mother who was a Rajput Brahmin by birth. This Himalayan setting and the memory of his mother are important...