Privileged Upbringing

I have to wonder if Agastya's lack of motivation to progress into the working world as well as his lack of recognition for a healthy passion has a lot to do with growing up in a privileged environment. At times he seems to envy the tribals which is telling. Its not just about wanting a life that is radically different from your own, but wanting a life in which you have the responsibility of making your own life, having to struggle to maintain its existence. Agastya has been responsible for nothing, except perhaps school work, and simply drifts into a job that his father has set up for him. No wonder he feels like his life is not his own, he is simply going through the motions of what is expected for a man who was born into the life of the elite. In fact the pressure of these expectations is what prompts Agastya to escape a life that has been handed to him. One can sense the lack of identity that comes from a life that has not been crafted by ones own hands. Of course not all people who are privileged and get help from their parents to start a life feel as anchorless as Agastya. However, in his case he has majored in English Literature and goes into a job that has nothing to do with his former interests.