After I make these points however, this point of view can be reversed. I thought about how my reaction would be if the roles between the two characters were switched: if Sanjeev was the female and Twinkle was the male (even though the names probably would be different). If I read this and the male was the airhead and the female was the one that was cleaning up all of his messes, I would think that this was completely normal. This is a situation that presents the typical husband and wife roles. The wife stays at home and does all the dirty work and has to take responsibility while the lazy husband comes home and does nothing. I think it's interesting how the author presented these roles.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Twinkle vs. Sanjeev
As I read "This Blessed House" I found myself feeling bad for Sanjeev. When I was reading the story, it seemed like Twinkle didn't really care what was going on even if it made her and her husband look bad. Sanjeev is proud of and is dedicated to his religion which is why he didn't want any of the Christian statues in the house. While Twinkle makes a valid point when she asks Sanjeev, "Why does it matter to you so much what other people think?" (147), Sanjeev and Twinkle still have reputations to uphold. Especially with co-workers coming to the housewarming party, he can't embarrass himself in front of them. Twinkle lives her life without worries and doesn't seem to care how that affects her husband.
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Jenna, I honestly didn't even think about how Sanjeev felt when Twinkle put up these statues until you brought it up in class. You make a very good point. When I first read the story, I read it through Twinkles mind and agreed with her how beautiful the statues were. But when you brought up how Sanjeev would feel, my mind flipped and I began to think Twinkle was rude to keep those statues up even though Sanjeev was disrespected by them... You are right, there is two different points to this matter.
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