husband material
Introduction
In this review, our group is doing on a short story named “Husband Material” which was published in The Literary Page, The New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur on May 1996.This short story was written by Malachi Edwin Vethamani and was taken from his personal website. After reading this short story, we found out that societal restrictions can cause broken relationships.In “Husband Material”, by putting Shanti through all the struggles, the author used the main element of conflict to portray the kind of traditional and conservative society Malaysia was and still is today. We are doing a critical analysis on summary, setting, characterizations, plot and structure, narrator and points of view, conflict, theme as well as style about this short story to elaborate on our stand.
Plot Summary
“Husband Material” is a story about a small town Indian girl, Shanti,recounting her tragic love experience in her university life. Ravi mama, an uncle special to her and also her mother youngest brother, advised her about university life upon his sister’s request. Curious, Shanti asked Ravi mama why he remained single but he promised only to tell her after she graduates. After a year in university, she meets Indran. After a period of time, they begin to fall for each other. As trust and love is built, they have sex. Unfortunately, Indran’s parents had arranged for him to be engaged to a girl whose parents had paid for his studies. But they were still in love with each other and they try to meet up by any means necessary. The protagonist’s parents also tried to set her up with a man, but she refuses. Indran then moves to America for his master’s studies with his new wife. Shanti meets up with Ravi mama and asked him the question same question four years ago. Then, the truth wasrevealed.
Setting
Buntong
A close knit Indian community where Shanti was raised. To Shanti, home was like a refuge, when she found out about Indran’s marriage to another girl, she
In this review, our group is doing on a short story named “Husband Material” which was published in The Literary Page, The New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur on May 1996.This short story was written by Malachi Edwin Vethamani and was taken from his personal website. After reading this short story, we found out that societal restrictions can cause broken relationships.In “Husband Material”, by putting Shanti through all the struggles, the author used the main element of conflict to portray the kind of traditional and conservative society Malaysia was and still is today. We are doing a critical analysis on summary, setting, characterizations, plot and structure, narrator and points of view, conflict, theme as well as style about this short story to elaborate on our stand.
Plot Summary
“Husband Material” is a story about a small town Indian girl, Shanti,recounting her tragic love experience in her university life. Ravi mama, an uncle special to her and also her mother youngest brother, advised her about university life upon his sister’s request. Curious, Shanti asked Ravi mama why he remained single but he promised only to tell her after she graduates. After a year in university, she meets Indran. After a period of time, they begin to fall for each other. As trust and love is built, they have sex. Unfortunately, Indran’s parents had arranged for him to be engaged to a girl whose parents had paid for his studies. But they were still in love with each other and they try to meet up by any means necessary. The protagonist’s parents also tried to set her up with a man, but she refuses. Indran then moves to America for his master’s studies with his new wife. Shanti meets up with Ravi mama and asked him the question same question four years ago. Then, the truth wasrevealed.
Setting
Buntong
A close knit Indian community where Shanti was raised. To Shanti, home was like a refuge, when she found out about Indran’s marriage to another girl, she
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