Black And Blue Sari SJ

Black and Blue Sari is a non-fiction book that is about the author Kamal Dhillon herself. It is a true story that shows her overcoming years of abuse in her marriage. The setting of the book starts off in India where Kamal is raised with 9 brother and sisters including herself. With traditional, hardworking, upper middle-class parents. At the age of sixteen Kamal and her family immigrated to Vancouver. She began going to high school and hated it due to the unfriendly people that made fun of her dressing style, accent and everything else that was different. There was a total culture shock for Kamal due to all the differences. Kamals parents had an old fashion way of thinking and thought it was important for their daughters to get married at an early age so they would not be a "burden". When Kamal was still in high school she had a few proposals come in, but nothing too serious, Kamal was 18 when her parents arranged her marriage with a man named Raj who was personable and well educated. It was only the day after the marriage Kamal realized her husband consumed a lot of alcohol, and was also a chain smoker. Raj and Kamal were not the typical married couple there was a loss of communication between the two. Raj was a man that hated being told what to do and that also included by his wife. The first night of Kamal's abuse started when she told her not to drive while being intoxicated. Raj's characterless friends who encouraged him to "show who is boss" to his wife, leaded to Raj punching Kamal in the face where she bled profusely. Kamal explained how she had never been hit that way in her life. The realization that Raj did not love her and was pressurized into this marriage began to sink into her mind. Raj made Kamal promise she would never talk to him in that so called manner again. Raj was a narrow minded man who thought woman should cook, clean and obey their husbands. Even though Kamal knew Raj wasn't happy with this marriage she still craved his love, he