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EVERYTHINGARRANGED &
A QUESTION OFDOWRY
Task 3
By : Sattiyan Nayar S/O SaarT!i"a#s$ari D/O T!ir%a"ai
Na"ini D/O Ba"an
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Literary Criticism'%"t%ra" 'riti(is
EVERYTHINGARRANGED
'%"t%ra" 'riti(is
A QUESTION OFDOWRY
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Cultural Criticism
EVERYTHING ARRANGED
Modern VersusTraditional Indian
Culture
Gender
Stereotyping
Love marriage Is
Forbidden
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EVERYTHING ARRANGED
Modern Versus Traditional Indian Culture
Rukumani studies at University which makes
herself to expose to new world with different
culture or way of life. Rukumanis mother that she cannot control her
daughter when she grows up while studying in
university
Rukumanis mother is also very strict and never
gives freedom for her daughter to talk to any guy.
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EVERY!"#$ %RR%#$E&
$ender 'tereotyping
Rukumani is not given full freedom to
explore the outside world compared to her
younger (rother.
#adara)ah is given a special care and
treatment at home especially when
Rukumani is in heavy trou(le withparents.
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EVERY!"#$ %RR%#$E&
*ove marriage is for(idden
!uge humiliation to the family
%rrange marriage proves that their children
respect and o(ey the parents
hey react violently when get to know that
Rukumani passes love letter to +ohnny ,hew.
%rrange marriages steal the rights of womento voice out their opinion and interest.
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Cultural Criticism
A QUESTION OF DORY
Form of payment or
things such jeellery!
car and land properties
to to the bride"s family #
$ory system as
originated in uppercaste families as a
edding gift#
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%&'STI() (F $(*+,
hiruchelvams mother asks twenty-
thousand dollars as a dowry which really
puts r Ramachandran in surprise.
r Ramachandran tells his wife that they
could not a(le to fulfil the dowry re/uest
and also the necklace.
hiruchelvaam re)ects the marriage(ecause the 'ivasothies family fails to
settle the dowry as promised (efore.
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0UE'"1# 12 &13RY
&owry makes things worst for poor families
like r Ramachadran family to arrange a
marriage for their daughter.
'ome unfortunate parents have desire toprovide (etter life for their daughters4 so they
are willing to pay a very high dowry.
his is looked as an advantage forhiruchelvams family to earn more in the
form of dowry although they !" #"t #ee! it.
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Conclusion
2ew similarities can (e identified from (oth
stories in the aspect of cultural criticism.
'ome parts of our culture need to (e fixed.
3e should provide (etter lifestyle rather for
younger generation rather than following old
traditions (lindly.
3e should voice out and act (ravely if thesome norms of culture give us a (ad
treatment4 for example dowry system.
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