1. CHARACTERS
Characters How to Hook a Mariah
Husband
Main Characters 1) Malar 1) Mariah
 She is tall, big-sized, old (25 widow
years old), and still not married. nasi seller
 She is also very fat. very beautiful
tall and well-proportioned
Ambitious moves gracefully
1) She wanted to marry Muthu
because she thought he is a
bank manager eventhough Independent
she had been dropped out of 1) She earns a living by selling
school after standard 6. nasi in the village eventhough she
is a widow.
Courageous
1) She did not give up trying to
look for a husband although her
appearance is not attractive. 2) Tok Imam
2) She had also tried to attract
Muthu by taking the risk of
head of the mosque
cycling and purposely almost
hitting him.
Advisor
1) The line, ‘They would listen
Homely – girl
attentively to the Imam ‘s sermon
1) The lines, ‘The only places
and exhortations to peace, hang
where a homely girl could meet
their heads in shame and make
boys were at market, wedding –
new resolutions....’ shows that the
houses and temples. And so
people in the village will seek his
the girl went marketing daily,
advice when they have problems.
went to the temple every Friday
and attended every wedding in
town.’ shows that Malar is a 3) Cik Yam
homely girl.  Tok Imam’s wife
 good housewife
2) Muthu
 working in a bank as a peon
 Malar’s husband