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Alex Brown
10/1/2012 11:52:24 pm
I believe that Marxism is the best theory to interpret "A Real Durwan" with because, the story brilliantly shows class struggle in a way that is different than in many other stories.
Alex Brown
10/1/2012 11:53:12 pm
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Alex Brown
10/2/2012 02:17:12 am
“From the pile of belongings Boori Ma kept only the broom. ‘Believe me, Believe me’ she said…” (Lahiri 82) This is a quote from Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story “A Real Durwan.” This story shows how the upper class can oppress the lower class so cruelly. When the building that Boori Ma (a poor sweeping woman) inhabited was robbed they immediately blamed her for informing the robbers about all the luxuries they had in the building, Boori Ma was immediately thrown out, even though her life savings had been pickpocketed off of her early that day, this shows a great example of how cruel the upper class can be. I believe that Marxism is the best theory to interpret "A Real Durwan" with because, the story brilliantly shows class struggle in a way that is unique than in many other stories.
Alex Maillet
10/2/2012 04:39:10 am
Nick Stabinski
10/2/2012 04:42:27 am
“I am not a doctor. I work with one. As an interpreter.”
Jake R.
10/2/2012 04:50:49 am
When you read a story, have you ever tried to read closely and see if you can find classes within the story? Well, this is exactly what a Marxist critic would try to do. They do this to find a system of classes within a story. A system of classes would include an upper and lower class. I would interpret "This Blessed House" like a Marxist critic because when i read this story i also see two classes; The upper class is represented by Twinkle and the lower class is represented by Sanjeev and through this we see how the lower class envy's the upper class.
Hannah Kohute
10/2/2012 06:05:35 am
Not all relationships are as healthy as they seem. Some of the time, women are manipulated into believing that their partner is completely faithful and in love, even though that might not be the case. In the story "Sexy," the women are often overpowered by greed from the men. The women are being treated as objects, yet they are willing to forgive the men under certain circumstances. From a feminist point of view, "Sexy" demonstrates how women are often mistreated in relationships because men find themselves to be superior.
David Shore
10/2/2012 06:16:06 am
"What a building like this needs is a real durwan."
Frances R
10/2/2012 06:55:16 am
In every society there is an upper and lower class. The classes are not always obvious, but they are always there. Writers of literature do a very good job at portraying the kind of effects class has on a society's citizens. "A Real Durwan" has a very obvious upper and lower class. Through a Marxist lens, "A Real Durwan" represents the upper and lower classes, through Boori Ma and the citizens of the building, and how they interact.
Katie Pell
10/2/2012 07:25:21 am
Marriage is not a government, so why should one partner have more power than the other? Jhumpa Lahiri writes a book of several short stories revolving around Indians in different cultures struggling with love. When I read "Sexy", a short story in Interpreter of Maladies, through a feministic lens, I can spot how women have little power in relationships.
George Kyriazis
10/2/2012 08:20:58 am
George Kyriazis
Noah M
10/2/2012 08:59:05 am
Secrets are things that people hold out of fear and release out of love. No matter how hard we try to keep a secret from a person, or a group of people, they always find out somehow. We tell everybody, to tell nobody; but it builds up, and we become only person who lets everything go. From a reader response perspective, what stood out to me in “A Temporary Matter” was the idea of confession, and how people often confess their secrets after significant or traumatic events.
Priya Badri
10/2/2012 11:09:58 am
Karl Marx once said, "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." This quote relates to Boori Ma, the protagonist of the story, who symbolizes the lower class. She is a very old woman with the job as a hall sweeper in a building and earns just enough money to sustain herself. The residents represent the upper class. They show their superiority by taking advantage of her, treating her as a servant and always looking down on her. Their opinion of a person is based on their socioeconomic status. They allow her to live on the roof of the building as a show of their ''generosity,'' but are they really grateful to someone from the lower class? When viewing "A Real Durwan" through the perspective of Marxism, one can see how the socioeconomic status of a person defines their place in society.
Will Haury
10/2/2012 11:38:06 am
Marxism is a literary theory that invloves the analysis and interactions between higher and lower classes in society. In the story "A Real Durwan" there are two obvious classes being represented by the characters. The first social class, the upper class, is represented by the residents of the flat, namely the Dalal family. The second social class, the lower class, is represented by the Durwan Boori Ma. The two classes interact among themselves and with each other in many different ways. When looking at "A Real Durwan" through a Marxist lens, the upper and lower classes can be seen as represented by the residents of the flat and by the Durwan, and their interactions show us how they view each other in society.
Kim Harris
10/2/2012 11:45:06 am
Some males are only involved with women for one reason. In the short "Sexy" from Interpreter of Maladies, a married man of nine years has an affair with a young twenty-two year old woman. Observing "Sexy" from a feminist point of view shows how some men take advantage of women in relationships.
Philisha A.
10/2/2012 12:04:15 pm
How often have you petted your dog and said “I love you” to it? Have you ever wondered if your dog loves you back? Do you think animals are even capable of love? If not, what makes animals so different from humans? Why can we distinguish between moral and carnal emotions and animals cannot? The truth is that we can’t. Freud believes that the human mind contains three parts: the id, the ego and superego. He believes that the dog (the animal) is what drives us. Observing “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” through a psychoanalytic lens shows how the id, ego and superego relate to each other through elements of the story.
Kate DiRienzi
10/2/2012 12:05:17 pm
Throughout history women have been repressed and objectified by men. Ever since women were given the right to vote, they have become more independent and respected. Although females have come far in this past century, men still refuse to treat them as equivalents. In this story; Dev treats Miranda as just an object and not a human being. While reading “Sexy” through a feminist lense, one is able to observe the obvious lack of respect for Miranda.
Charlotte Mansfield
10/2/2012 12:14:50 pm
Ann Rule once said “I always say that bad women are fewer than men, but when you get one, they're fascinating because they're so rotten.” Throughout the story “Interpreter of Maladies” the central female character, Mrs. Das, acts as a mean and self-serving character but is still able to capture the romantic attention of her tour guide Mr. Kapasi. One way to interpret "Interpreter of Maladies" is from a feminist viewpoint because of Jhumpa Lahari’s portrayal of Mrs. Das as a caricature of an American wife, mother, and woman. 10/2/2012 12:44:18 pm
Have you ever gotten blamed for something you didn't do? Well that's what happens to Boori Ma. Boori Ma is the durwan in an apartment building. When a new sink that was just installed in the apartment is stolen, she is accused by the other people in the building. This is an example of how two different social classes interact. Through a marxist lens, the short story "A Real Durwan" clearly shows two classes, an upper class and a lower class, and how they relate to each other.
Grace Cooney
10/2/2012 12:50:39 pm
The short story "A Real Durwan" tells about a homeless woman, Boori Ma, who sweeps the stairs of and apart building. When a family living in the building, the Dalals, are away and their basin is stolen, Boori Ma is blamed. When reading this story through a Marxist lense, Boori Ma represents the lower class and the people living in the apartment building represent the upper class. The two classes interact with each other in different ways throughout the story. When reading "A Real Durwan" with a Marxist point of view, the representation and interaction of the opper and lower classes can be observed.
Emma Belanger
10/2/2012 12:54:42 pm
"' A man came to pick our dates and guavas. Another clipped hibiscus. Yes, there I tasted life. Here I eat my dinner from a rice pot. '"
Maura Gibbs
10/2/2012 01:12:19 pm
An upper and lower class is always present in every society. While reading a story, a marxist critic would notice these different classes. They would notice the opression towards the lower class. "A real Durwan" shows the main character Boori Ma as a lower class citizen while she works as a sweeper. The other citizens in the building where Boori Ma works are the upper class. Reading "A Real Durwan" through a marxist lens shows the interaction between the uppper and lower class in the story.
George Kyriazis
10/2/2012 08:13:42 pm
George Kyriazis
Dean Maola
10/2/2012 08:28:44 pm
What are the two social classes in the interpreter of maladies? How are they different? Both look at the world and at each other with very different lenses due to their upbringing. Even with these two separate views they seem to get along with each other, but they also have opinions that may not be so obvious. I believe that Interpreter of Maladies is best visualized by a critic with a Marxist lens because they could easily identify the two distinct social classes and how they interact with each other.
Matilda Fooskas
10/3/2012 11:28:23 am
Could you hold everything you own of importance and value in one hand? The main character in the story, “A Real Durwan”, Boori Ma can. When the story ends she is left with nothing but her broom and the sari she wears. While the people in the building have only enough to take care of themselves and their families, with very little leftover for indulgences, Boori Ma has less. She speaks of easier times, when she had lots of money for luxuries, such as floors made only of marble, but by the end of the story Boori Ma is left with almost nothing. She has nothing to spare even to replace her quilts so old she cannot remember how long they have been in use. When reading “A Real Durwan” from a Marxist point of view one can see how the characters are separated into the upper class and lower class and how the higher class sometimes treats the lower class with the kindness and respect but other times they do not. Leave a Reply. | AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesApril 2013 Categories |
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