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In the short story Poison, Ganderbai is portrayed as a confident and skilled doctor. He continued to act professional through his entire visit and understood the level of desperation in the situation. Ganderbai was able to maintain calm and collected even when he started to become frustrated with Harry and helped him instead of yelling back at him.

" 'I'll come at once!' He rang off and I went back to the bedroom." (Dahl 340)

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His words show that he is genuinely concerned for other people. He isn't reckless. The words he speaks shows authority; he knows what he's doing all the time.

" 'Who's been bitten?' " (Dahl 340)

" ' Please! Please!' he said, turning round, holding both hands up in the air. 'Not so fast please. This is not a matter to rush into baldheaded.' " (Dahl 342)

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His actions show that he is a very calm and careful person. He never does things without thinking it through thoroughly. His actions show that he is a leader; he takes charge and commands even in life and death situations.

"When Ganderbai reached the bed he looked down at Harry and smiled, confident and reassuring, nodding his head to tell Harry it was a simple matter and he was not to worry but just to leave it to Doctor Ganderbai." (Dahl 341)

"Ganderbai bent over Harry and very cautiously, like a man handling sixteenth-century lace, he rolled up the pajama sleeve to the elbow without moving the arm." (Dahl 341)

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Ganderbai's outfit during the situation shows that he had no time to change his clothes in times of need. This also implies how he doesn't care about his appearance. Furthermore, Ganderbai reveals his devotion as a doctor since he is quick to respond to his patients' requests.

"He was wearing soft-soled bedroom slippers and he walked across the floor noiselessly, delicately, like a careful cat." (Dahl 340)

" Again he spoke loudly and Ganderbai sprang round, his small brown face suddenly very angry. He had almost pure black eyes..." (Dahl 344)

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Dr. Ganderbai's thoughts are not clearly stated in the story, but you can tell by his actions that he was always confident in his work and knew what he was doing. He also showed irritation toward Harry when he was being rude and disrespectful, but was able to keep a calm front.

"I had a feeling someone was blowing up a huge balloon and I could see it was going to burst, but I couldn't look away. At length, Ganderbai turned and nodded and I knew he was ready to proceed." (Dahl 344)

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Dahl reveals to the audience that Ganderbai doesn't always speak his mind and is quite passive. For instance, when Ganderbai was focusing on Harry, Dahl wrote,

"The little Indian was concentrating all his willpower on keeping Harry quiet. He never once took his eyes from the patient and although he made no sound, he seemed somehow to be shouting at him all the time, saying: Now, listen you've got to listen, you're not going to go spoiling this now, d'you hear me." (Dahl 344)

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When helping rude patients, he shows his professionalism and doesn't argue back. Ganderbai gives respect to those deserve and those that do not deserve it. Harry, for instance, clearly showed his dislike towards Ganderbai and insulted him many times throughout the story, yet the doctor manages to only glare at the man. When speaking with the narrator, the doctor is respectful and denies any trouble that Harry gave him. The audience can infer that the doctor is devoted to his work and can excuse others' rude behavior.

"Ganderbai sprang round, his small brown face suddenly very angry." (Dahl 344)

"...Ganderbai watching Harry's face all the time in a curious intense manner."  (Dahl 344)

"I had a feeling someone was blowing up a huge balloon and I could see it was going to burst, but I couldn't look away. At length, Ganderbai turned and nodded and I knew he was ready to proceed." (Dahl 344)