Which incidents in the story story you infer that ted is determined ? included evidence

In this chapter, maya describes her confusion about lesbianism. she wrongly thought that were the same as lesbians.

"ten from the sea to the sand he walks,to look in the soil, but not in the box''!

What effect does the revelation of nachiketas's reception of shraddaha in part ii have upon the reader's perception of the unfolding story?