Analysis Of Shonar Arches By Nazneen Sadiq Changing

Amit’s Struggles Adapting to change is challenging but most of the time it is for the better. From changing perception and lifestyle which is shown in “Shonar Arches” by Nazneen Sadiq Changing can be really hard and frustrating but the only way to overcome it is to adapt and make the most of it. As shown in the conflict of the story Amit becomes very disobedient and irritable towards his grandmother and his parents. The conflict of the story is internal and centered around Amit’s feelings towards his family of being left out and not feeling welcomed. It started at the inciting incident when his grandmother came from Calcutta and she was not spending any time with him. He felt left out and upset because she was spending most of her time with
his mother, which did not let him spend time with his own mother. All his grandmother had been doing is cook all day and not pay any attention to him. The conflict was developed at the rising action when Amit had the idea to take his grandmother to McDonalds and show her the food where they live, hoping to bond with his grandmother. The conflict suddenly was resolved at the climax of the story when Amit’s grandmother loved the food at McDonalds and she wanted to go tell the chefs how good the food was. Also when his grandmother gave him a picture from when she was little and he gave her one of his special rocks from his rock collection. That was a very great bonding moment for him and his grandmother. To conclude, feeling left out can really be annoying and make someone upset but it usually leads to something great and beneficial. In the beginning of the story before his grandmother came to visit Amit was very disobedient towards his parents. Amit talks back to his parents with a very disrespectful attitude. He refuses to do what his parents say and he does not listen to them. He also tries to talk his way out of things and most of the time he would not get away with it. An example of his disobedience in the story was when Amit gave his mother lots of attitude when she told him to clean up all his junk and his prize rock collection and he got really angry and talked back to her. No mother wants their child to behave and disrespect them like Amit did. Therefore being disobedient can lead to many bad consequences and it doesn’t really do any good. Amit becomes really irritable throughout the story especially when it comes to his grandmother. His grandmother and mother bond all day and cook together and they do not admire Amit at all. Amit’s grandmother does not seem to care about him and it makes him feel like she does not want to spend any time with him. This really annoys him and all he wants to do is get to spend time with his grandmother who he has never met before. Amit especially gets annoyed when she tries to shove food down his throat when he does not want it. In conclusion feeling irritable and annoyed does not always feel the best but it is the people around who build it up and cause it. Throughout the conflict in the story Amit shows and develops his disobedience and irritableness towards his parents and grandmother. After the way Amit acted he soon realized how disrespectful it was and tried to fix it by having some nice bonding time with his family at McDonalds. Although Amit’s behavior was cruel and not respectful it did lead to him getting to bond with his grandmother and it could be a great start of a wonderful relationship.