➡️Prof. Gaitonde had a collision with a truck. At that time he was thinking of the catastrophe theory and its implications for history.

➡️He found himself in another Bombay-which looked more like England (cleaner, big English shops).The East India Company was flourishing.

➡️In this different Bombay, he went to the Asiatic Society library in the town hall, to read some History books, including the ones he had written.

➡️Most of the history was as he knew it in his world–but the point where history had changed was the Battle of Panipat. In this different world, the Marathas had won.

➡️The Marathas had not allowed the East India Company to expand. In fact, its influence was limited to a few places like Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. India had become a democracy but allowed the British to carry on for commercial reasons.

➡️Prof. G wanted to find out how the Marathas had won the battle. Acc to one history book , the Maratha army’s morale was boosted when Vishwasrao managed to escape death narrowly.

➡️Next morning he went for a stroll to Azad Maidan. There was a lecture and Prof. G went and sat on the vacant presidential chair. It turned out that in this world people were fed up of long speeches and had abolished the ‘chairing’ custom. They got angry because Prof. G would not stop talking. They threw things at him and then got onto the stage to throw him out. And suddenly Prof G vanished.

➡️He was found in the Azad Maidan, in his own familiar world. Where had he been for two days?

➡️He showed RD the proof that he had been somewhere else and not just imagining things– the torn-off page of the history book from the other world, about Vishwasrao escaping death. In his book in his own world, the account was given as V being hit by the bullet and dying. So in our world, the Marathas had not won, the East India Company had not flourished and so on.

➡️Through discussions, Prof G and RD came to the conclusion that there could be many ‘different worlds……at different points of time.’ They could all have a different history. Prof. G had been to another world. The time was the present but their history was completely different!

The King of Melon City has been defined as ‘just’. We know what kind of justice he used to administer. He was ready to hang anyone who could be blamed for the mishap. He was whimsical and easily influenced. His exaggerated sense of justice caused even his own death. He is called ‘placid’ but loses his temper over a small incident. Actually, the king was too good to be of any use.

The story is called "The Adventure" Compare it to the adventure described in "We Are Not Afraid to Die." The underlying theme of both the stories, "The Adventure" and "We Are Not Afraid. to Die" is the same. However, the execution is very different. One deals with the adventure in a real life situation and the other one is about the adventure that was mentally experienced. In the story, "We Are Not Afraid to Die", the characters take a hazardous sea voyage, to overcome the odds and survive. Whatever the dangers were, they were very real. In the story, The Adventure", the protagonist does not embark upon an adventurous journey. His collision with the truck triggers his mind to travel to a world, which is different from the world that he lives in.

Mrs. Pearson
Mrs. Pearson appears to be a timid and confused lady. She is in her forties. She is a devoted housewife. She enjoys serving her husband and  children. She is ignored and made to work throughout the day. In spite of their ill treatment, neglect and exploitation, she loves them all. In fact, for that she endures everything without any murmur or protest. We feel sympathy for her. We wish her to be a little more assertive. However, Mrs. Fitzgerald brings about a change in her personality. She helps her to become more assertive and dominating at the end. 

Mrs. Fitzgerald
Mrs. Fitzgerald is quite experienced and smart. She knows some esoteric magic that she learned in the East. She is heavier and has a 'strong and sinister personality'. She is liberated, strong, dominating and bold. She smokes and plays cards. Mrs Fitzgerald has a deep voice. Her accent is Irish. Mrs. Fitzgerald is firm, solid an d result -oriented. She sets all the spoilt members of Mrs. Pearson's family right.

sir simon de Canterville died in the 16th century, and was
doomed to haunt his ancestral home, Canterville Chase, until he could find
someone to weep for him (as he lacked tears of his own), to pray for him (as he
lacked faith of his own), and accompany him to the Angel of Death to beg for
mercy on him. For centuries he haunted the Chase, terrifying any who sought to
make it their home, but eventually the American Otis family bought the house.
They proved not only immune to all his attempts to frighten them, but even
began playing practical jokes on the hapless spectre. Finally, however, their
immunity to his attempts to scare them brought about Sir Simon's redemption, as
young Virginia Otis took the time to get to know the ghost and, learning of his
curse, finally freed him of it.