In "The Miracle of Purun Bhagat", Rudyard Kipling uses the setting to make you see the main character's true personality. The story is about giving up 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 admired 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 believed was good. In order to do this, he had to give up 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 cities like: Rohtak, Kurnool, Samanah and marveled at the Himalayas. This is where he chose to stop wondering because he was reminded of his mother who was a Rajput Brahmin by birth. This Himalayan scenery and the memory of his mother are important...