4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I am not too sure either, but perhaps you are correct it might refer to Shiva. Because the following sentence reads: "Saya seakan merasakan seluruh sel-selku membusuk dan mati di dalam ragaku.Kepala saya sakit sekali dan merasa sungguh sakit tubuh saya. Meskupun demikian, saya akan terus merangkak keluar dari tempat tidurku setiap pagi untuk duduk di bawah pohon sukun itu jauh dari rumahku. Sukun itu tumbuh diatas sebuah bukit kecil berumput ,dengan pandangan lepas ke teluk" And in fact, it is told that the man in the story had a fever, and was so ill in subsequent paragraph (same page)! Thanks a lot"