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A 7 page essay/research paper that offers an analysis of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's 1995 short story collection, Arranged Marriage. This examination demonstrates that the underlying theme of the collection extends far beyond the limited scope implied by the title, as these stories encompass the various ways in which Indian girls and women adapt to a variety of circumstances and overcome them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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than the title implies (Sethi, 1996). Divakaruni deals with a variety of issues that affect the lives of Indian women living in America and Indian-born women, such as racism, interracial
relationships, economic disparity, abortion, and divorce. As this suggests, the subject matter covers a tremendous range. One story deals with the trauma of a young woman whose arranged marriage
brings her to a new culture in the US. Another is the moving story of a young woman in India who has an abortion because the test showed that her
first-born would be a daughter. An examination of this collection demonstrates that the underlying theme of the collection extends far beyond the limited scope implied by the title, as these
stories encompass the various ways in which Indian girls and women adapt to a variety of circumstances and overcome them. Another relevant point is the fact that Divakaruni has
also published several volumes of poetry and these short stories reflect the authors poetic origins. With their attention for detail and poetic imagery, the stories often read like prose poems,
conjuring haunting images that not only suggest a love of nature, but also the tenacity and courage of Divakarunis heroines. Handschuh (2003) puts it well. She describes these tales
as "tiny jewels glowing behind the cover," which weave a "tapestry of transformed lives." This point is exemplified by the first story in the collection, which is entitled "The
Bats." Told from the limited perspective of a young girl, it is a story of healing, as the reader quickly realizes that husband/father in the story is physically abusive.
By having the child as the storys narrator, the reader becomes acutely aware of how difficult the situation is for the little girl even though there is no indication that
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