Divakurani’s short story‚ "Clothes‚" recounts the story of an Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ as she begins an arranged marriage that takes her to America and introduces her to an entirely new life. I found it fascinating to read‚ in part because its account of Indian society’s view of a woman’s role is as different from my own experience as it is from the role women play in American society. The story begins with a ritual bathing‚ in preparation for Sumita’s bride-viewing‚ the moment when she will first
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Clothes The text takes place in India and in California in the USA. It is an upper class family. We can tell that by the expensive saris‚ the mahogany almirah and the zari that is used to the sari for the bride-viewing. There are many persons introduced in the text. The main character is Mita Moni. Later she is called Somita Sen because she gets married. She is an Indian girl‚ and she is going to get married to the Indian man Somesh Sen‚ who lives in the USA with his family. It is an arranged marriage
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TREASURE The hot sand stung their bare feet with each step they drew closer to the sea. They walked until they found the cool refuge of the wet ground before it and lifted their eyes. The sea rose in front of them‚ vast and welcoming. Its surface glittered‚ stretching as far as the eye could see‚ and waves after waves raced and stumbled and slid‚ foaming‚ trying to reach their tiny feet. "Come on!" shouted a boy behind them. "Why are you just standing there?" They turned their heads and saw him
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Christian Paul Elisha V. Guillermo E17 LIT13 November 10‚ 2010 Shortest Short Story Ever Written The story of Chris Benoit’s son’s life Hemingway once wrote what he called the shortest story ever written: For Sale; Baby Shoes‚ Never Worn. That’s it‚ just 6 word‚ I think it’s quiet short but so deep. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21‚ 1899 – July 2‚ 1961) was an American author and journalist. His distinctive writing style‚ characterized by economy and understatement‚ influenced
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Her knees was draw up to her chest‚ and her head rested on her knee. Her face was covered with dry tears as she looked out the foggy window. Today was Christmas the day she first met him and the day he left her. On this day happy memories flooded back into her head yet sad memories also filled her head. He had left her 3 years ago and he had no plans of coming back. As she looked out the window her lips curved into a small smile as she remembered the first time they met. (FlashBack)
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Clothes Essay The short story “Clothes” is written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in 1995. Clothes is about a young Indian woman called Sumita‚ and she is having an arranged marriage. The story takes place in Calcutta‚ India‚ where Sumita lives with her family and her two friends‚ Deepali and Rhada‚ before she gets married. Her father has found a great husband from California for her‚ Somesh Sen. She travels to California with her new husband‚ and is astonished how USA is‚ compared to India. Somesh
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Crossing – Mark Slouka “Crossing” is a short story written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The narrator is a third-person narrator‚ where you follow the father’s point of view and its limited point of view. This has an effect on the reader. You get involved in the story and you know what the father is thinking and why he is going the things he does. “He looked over at the miniature jeans‚ the sweatshirt bunched beneath the seat belt’s strap‚ the hiking boots dangling off the floor like weights.” (Page
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because their own cultural baggage‚ frames of references and convictions do prevent them from effectively taking on the new culture. The two stories‚ "Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai and “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ are about becoming Americanized through women’s rights and arranged marriages. In the story‚ “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ after the death of her husband‚ Sumita faces the choice of either staying in California or returning to India to live with her relatives
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Post Graduate Programme in Management at TAPMI‚ Manipal by Chitra Bengani Name: Chitra Bengani Roll No: 12417 Batch: 2012-14 Date: 13.07.2013 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the project report titled “Understanding people’s perception about IPMPlus and setting up a distribution channel for it in Kolkata” is a bona fide work carried out by Chitra Bengani‚ Roll No. 12417‚ under my guidance for partial fulfilment of Post Graduate Diploma in Management
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The short story “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter‚ to wife‚ to woman‚ which is why this story embodies Mordecai Marcus’ description of an initiation story. The story starts off with the bride to be in a yellow
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