Sanjeev and Twinkle

The Christian pieces found in the home of Sanjeev and Twinkle struck me, at first, as something cool that happened in the lives of the newlyweds. I would probably think it was cool to find all of these high quality Christian pieces in my new home. But as the story goes on, the things Twinkle finds become bigger, and it began to creep me out a little. I would start to get scared after things started showing up daily, I would be afraid of a ghost or nonhuman presence in my house.

This Blessed House is a short story with much opportunity for interpretation of the characters. Sanjeev, a newly married husband, and Twinkle, his wife, are two completely different people who ended up together. I think that Twinkle appreciated the fun in finding these tokens around her house, and Sanjeev let it get under his skin, just because he wasn't Christian. I think the characters' attitudes towards the things found in their house can be anticipated by learning what their names are. Sanjeev, an Indian name, can hint to the fact that he is more traditional Indian and more tied to his religion. It could be guessed that he wouldn't feel completely open to the presence of Christian items displayed in his house. This is proven throughout the entire short story when Sanjeev tries to convince Twinkle to hide the items and keep them out of view.

Twinkle, a unique and more untraditional name, could help predict that she would be more open to items of another tradition to be displayed in her house. Twinkle is proven to be more open to the items throughout the short story because she constantly wants to show off the items she finds.

I think that in the end we learn that Sanjeev does love Twinkle but is jealous of how the items are getting all of her attention. He shows this by constantly wanting to get rid of the Christian items and getting angry when she shows how much she enjoys them being around. I think the two main characters of This Blessed House are a very interesting couple.