Would you ever go back to someone who was abusive? In short story “The Bats‚” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents a woman who is both a mother and wife who is attempting to manage all the verbal and physical abuse by her husband; she at that point leaves with her daughter‚ who just started to understand her pain‚ to her uncle’s house. But only there‚ the mother would regularly get gazed at and had to listen to whispers of the villagers everyday. She didn’t feel a feeling of belongingness at her
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Clothes‚ by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni This short story is about a young Indian woman named Sumita‚ her impending arranged marriage and subsequent trip to America‚ which is symbolized by the color and type of her clothes. The author utilizes color symbolism to express the emotional changes that Sumita is going through and how she uses colors to keep her grounded with her Indian beliefs during her transition from girl to bride-to-be to an Indian-American to widow. There are many examples
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In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s text “Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter”‚ there are three characters that go through the stages that Didion talked about. Death‚ test‚ challenges and rebirth are all present in the characters. Mrs. Dutta goes through some of the hardships living in U.S. Her husband is dead and her entire life is devoted to the family she had been taking care of. Dutta talks about how early she had to wake up in the morning due to constant habitual actions she had been doing for past years
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Clothes The short story “Clothes” written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni delivers a connection between the clothes a person wears and their identity. The different stages of her life reflect onto the variety of types and colors of clothes she wears. The change she goes through forms her new identity. In the first part of the story‚ we meet Sumita for the first time in her home country India with her friends. She is scheduled to have her very first bride viewing‚ where she is going to meet her future
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Slavery vs. Freedom Indian cultures‚ along with other cultures worldwide‚ have beliefs very different from the American culture. May-Lee Chai and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni portray these extreme differences in their stories‚ "Saving Sourdi" and "Clothes". Indian women live their lives to serve‚ with the hope of being arranged a marriage to a husband who will provide a lifestyle suitable to raising a family‚ while American women are raised to become strong-willed and independent. Individuals
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“You Canʼt Go Home Again” is a text written by Tariq Ramadans and was published in the newspaper Time the 24th of December 2001. The text deals with immigration and gives the reader insight in the problems there are between Muslims and Europeans. Muslims The article has a simple message: Europeans and Muslims should live in harmony and peace with each other. This shall be done by the Muslims and the Europeans having a better working relationship; the Europeans must respect and tolerate the traditions
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” to name a few. It is still the ultimate destination for immigrants from across the world. People come to America to live their dreams. Some try to clutch to the familiar culture of their home lands‚ while others do their best to fit in. In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s short story “Clothes‚” Sumita moves from her home country of India to live with her new husband in California. She experiences culture shock‚ but she eventually discovers her own identity through the American clothes‚ her relationship
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“Live Free and Starve” Chitra Divakaruni Purpose: Chitra’s purpose was to question if America wanted to bear the responsibility of leaving child workers unemployed. Thesis: “…are we willing to shoulder that responsibility? “ Summary: A bill was passed that banned America from importing to countries where child labor was involved. Some of her friends agreed and cheered as the bill was passed‚ but Chitra wondered if this was the best way to help out the children. The kids may get sold
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Dear Mr. Wiesel I am not sure if you recall who I am. My name is Maria your former servant. I am writing you this letter regarding the offer I made you about having you and your family being able to stay and live with me while the holocaust is going on. I have a safe secret place where you and your family can take refuge at. Don’t worry about needing to supply food and water for your family‚ I am willing to provide it. The reason that I am offering you this is because you and your
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Dutta_ Date Of Birth : October 13 ‚ 1994. ADDRESS : 565 Summer Park Cresecent ‚ Mississauga ‚ ONTARIO L5B 4E9 CANADA Players Profile as per ESPN Web Site: http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/348135.html Nikhil Dutta Canada Full name Nikhil Dutta Born October 13‚ 1994‚ Kuwait City‚ Kuwait Current age 18 years 298 days Major teams Canada‚ Americas Under-15s‚Canada Under-15s‚ Canada Under-19s Nickname Nick Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
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