Maung-Maung

A theme that I noticed throughout the reading was the theme of trust. Maung-Maung places a lot of trust in Pico, and similarly Pico trusts him to show him the city. When Maung-Maung tells Pico that they are going to his home, he questions it and worries that Maung-Maung is going to mug him or drug him or something, but he trusts him anyway. He even comments directly on how much trust Maung-Maung is putting in him by showing him "his two most valuable belongings." Pico says later "I was touched by his show of trust." Maung-Maung had so much trust in Pico Iyer that he opened up his entire life story to him, and to share his dream.