Changez's unwavering love for Jamila means he's perfectly happy to follow her into a communal living situation. As the novel progresses, Karim watches Changez and Jamila's marriage slowly become more respectful. He initially tries to keep this a secret, but Shinko and Jamila eventually become friends, much to Changez's embarrassment. To deal with his frustration, Changez hires a Japanese sex worker, Shinko. He admires her openly and desperately wants to have children with her, and becomes extremely frustrated when it becomes apparent that that won't happen. Changez respects her wishes to not consummate their marriage and sleeps separately from her for the duration of the novel. Karim marvels at watching Changez fall in love with Jamila. He and Karim soon become good friends, as Karim finds Changez easy to bully. He spends his days reading and walking around London with Karim. Despite all of this, Changez is generally cheerful. While Anwar wanted a strapping young man capable of working in his grocery store and providing him grandchildren, Changez is fat, has only one working arm, doesn't care to work, and Jamila refuses to have sex with him. Though he came highly recommended by one of Anwar's cousins in Bombay, Changez defies all expectations.
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