Isolation In Kamala Markandaya's Nectar In A Sieve

Sacrabani, from Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya, is immediately isolated from everybody else at birth. In this scene, Sacrabani isn’t included in the games all the other children play because of his albinism. Markandaya’s theme of isolation is portrayed in this quotation through the words white crow, wheat, rice, a, and grain. White crows have been known not to last long in the wild due to their poor eyesight which is a good representation of Sacrabani because he may not last long in the environment of India. They stand out in a flock and even black crows isolate the white one because it is different. In the religion of Hinduism, white crows are an omen of bad things to come which foreshadows to the tannery taking the land. Crows in