Page. 63-78
The second night
Summary:
Balram remembers how the stork's sons were different to each other one of them had his father mind he was married to a homely woman. The other son, Mr. Ashok had his father body he was married to a christian woman called Pinky Madame.
He also remembers his trip back to Laxmangarh.
One day Mr. Ashok wanted Balrams to drive him and his wife down to Laxmangarh to see the village he was born in.
At the car drive Pinky Madame and Mr. Ashok got into an argument. Pinky Madame asked her husband when they’re ever going to go back to New york.
Mr. Ashok wanted to stay in India.
That’s where Balram learned this sentence “what a fucking joke”which he uses a couple of times while he tells his story.
After he had dropped the Landlord and his wife off he visited his own family.
Everybody was angry with Balram because he hadn’t sent money for over two month.
Even though they were angry they showed him a lot of respect because he wore a uniform which means a lot in the”darkness” of India.
Kusum wanted Balram to marry he girl she chose. Balram was against the arranged married because he didn’t feel ready to be married. He left the family without an apologie.
Balram tells about his brother Kishnan how he looked more and more like his father. The woman in his family were eating him alive just like they had done with his father before he died.
On the way back to Dhanbad Mr. Ashok noticed how Balrams touched his eye every time they drove by a temple. Mr Ashok was impressed how religious Balram was.
On the way into Dhanbad there where mans with red headbands shouting slogans.
It was election time in Dhanbad.
Personal Part:
Something I found particularly interesting is how Kusum tries to decide about Balrams life.
She tries to marry him with some girl he doesn't even know and who's probably about 12 years old.
Don’t people in India have there own will and don’t they fall in love with somebody before they get married?
I think it’s a shame that these people don’t care about love.
Love is something that forms your personality. Because of these arranged marriages they’ll never experience any of that.
I think it’s against nature to marry someone you don’t love. That’s not the point of getting married.
The people in India don’t seem to care about feelings when they get married. All they care about is the dowry they get and the cast. So I am asking are these people happy?
Dating is taboo in India how are they ever goning to know who’s the right person for them.
Links:
http://berchmans.tripod.com/arrange.html
this link provides some arguments against and for arranged marriage in India.
http://weddings.iloveindia.com/features/arranged-marriages.html
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