times it’s a disaster. In both "The Disappearance" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jag Mundhra's movie "Provoked" it shows how arranged marriage amongst other things is just a recipe for disaster, especially for the wives who plunge head first into the hole that is marriage. In the movie and short story, it concentrates on the clash of cultural values and the gender related double standard that comes from a cultural arranged marriage. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“The Disappearance” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a short story in 1995 where traditional lifestyles were common and when women were mainly just housewives. Women were starting to want more freedom besides staying at home with their kids, cooking meals, and wearing what they were told is acceptable. Men also were considered always to be the superior by telling others in the family what to do so that everything happens their way. Through increasingly bad behavior of the husband, Chitra Banerjee
The short story “The Disappearance” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni basically is about an Indian man who lived in America. At first, he married an educated Indian girl. However, she, unlike her husband, did not have a traditional mindset. She eventually left him, and this was something which he could not accept. He started to recall the times when she was with him. He was in a state of denial that his wife could possibly leave him when he thought he had been good to him, and that he had done enough
Self-empowerment simply put is taking charge over your own life. Sounds pretty easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s a bit more complex than it seems. Self-empowerment could have many different interpretations. Whether it’s physical, mental, emotional or even spiritual. Physical self-empowerment is taking care of your body to the best of your ability, dieting, exercising, and fighting off illness. Mental self-empowerment is education, protection from mental illness, and trying to maintain a good mind