My favourite character in the book entitled "Village by the Sea"

My favourite character from the book is none other than Hari, the main character in the story. I admire his persistence to get out of poverty and his capability to take up the role of an adult to support the family in spite of his drunk father and his ill mother. Although he is only a teenager, he has to assume the duty of taking care of his family and he did a great job. He also made sacrifices like going to Bombay, a place he didnt know just to find a job and earn money. He is also willing to learn. He was eager to learn the watchmending skills from Mr Panwallah in order to find a job in the future. If you were in a situation similiar to this, what would you have done?