LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 17:3 March 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Expectations and Acceptation in Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs

B. Ponmalar, M.A., M.A., M.A., B.L


Abstract

Arranged Marriage by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a collection of short stories where young women move to America for their higher studies. The author analyses the negative aspects of arranged marriage. The husbands, especially Indians are portrayed as selfish, insensitive, wife abusers and unpleasant in the book. The female characters, however try to solve their problems and assert themselves. The characters of women are torn between the culture variations.

Jayanti, the protagonist in Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs resembles Sumita in Clothes. They are immigrants and they struggle to assert themselves to in the new land, America. They are put to trials and they overcome with their optimism. Their trial of immigrant status is akin to that of Sita in Ramayana. The new era of feminism avows to lead a happy life in spite of tribulations.

Keywords: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Arranged Marriage, immigrants, culture variations in responses between men and women.

‘Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs’

Chitra’s story ‘Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs’ expresses the narrator, Jayanti’s journey to America for her higher studies. She goes to reside with her aunt Pratima and uncle Bikram. Bikram is a mechanic there and though appears rough has much love for his wife. She is given a tiny room “it is the same size as my bathroom at home”. (p.41) That tiny room is decorated with rose in a jelly jar placed on the windowsill by her aunt.

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B. Ponmalar, M.A., M.A., M.A., B.L.
Assistant Professor
Department Of English
Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Women’s College
(Affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal) Cumbum 625516
Tamilnadu
India
malarjaigurudev@gmail.com
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