Wednesday, March 18, 2009

This Blessed House

The short story "This Blessed House" confused me a little bit. I had trouble figuring out the character of Sanjeev. Obviously he and his wife are both very intelligent because he went to MIT and she went to Stanford. It seems like he is already getting sick of her. Maybe that means he should have waited more than a few months to get married... anyway, the point is why did he marry her if he isn't sure if he even loves her? Maybe he was pulled into his mom's view, that he needs a wife for functional purposes, one that cooks and sews like the suitors from India. Maybe he figured that since he already had a grreat career and money in the bank, it made sense to have a wife as well. I can't tell, though, if he adores her (because it seems like that in some parts) or he regrets marying her (which seems to be the case more often than not). We'll see what we discuss in class I guess. . .

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