Divakaruni’s Arranged Marriage

Arrangement of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1995) collected 11 short stories. And I showed portraits of Indian and Indian American women who were forced to live in the surroundings due to cultural norms, parents, family expectations, traditions and custom pressures. Let them protect their patriarchal interests. The existence in the vicinity here shows that women are lacking voice, authority, equality in patriarchal-based social culture, which is their helplessness, helplessness, leaving behind, obedience and obedience It leads to.

Among the books "Arrange Marriage", Diva Carouni does not see cruel reality and problems that exist in reality but shows that other cultures have beautified the vision of the United States. In a short story, Diva Carouni has many examples of people coming from India coming to America. And with the beautiful images and ideas they will find. Just to find the cruel reality of the United States without glory fairies as they imagined. Evidence of this beautiful American image first appeared in the short novel costumes. When Mr. Sumida made a mistake in the meaning of this sentence that he was secretly buying a T - shirt by his husband. The advertisement says "Great America". This is supplement to the local amusement park. However, Sumida inadvertently explained the new country she thought was a great mysterious land. It is evidence of America's beautification vision that Americans are attracted to everything in America. Her new family is returning to India, but she has decided to stay in this country.

Humans will have a better moment! Even arranging marriage, I do not ask simple questions about marriage, society, life itself. It does not provide us with a simple solution to improve our country. Instead, Diva Carouni's "marriage account" gives us the basic principles of how to find the importance and happiness of marriage. In addition to understanding the history of India, to balance between traditional beliefs and the new culture faced by immigrants in America. Marriage arrangements are defined as marriage between men and women, arranged by parents and / or couple relatives according to traditional and strong family relationship. It is compared to partner marriage where men and women can freely choose to marry based on love and companionship. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni proposes four themes to challenge the Indian tradition when families try to find their identity in a new culture.