Monday, May 9, 2011
Sexy
When I read this all I could think was wow. At first I didn't quite understand why there was so much of the cousins story in it but it all came together nicely in the end. I still don't quite understand the emphasis on thier nationality. This was an interesting story that had me doing alot of thinking. Even though the story with the cousin is really sad and she had a D-bag for a husband. The little boys analysis of what was going on in his parents marriage and what he felt that "sexy" really ment was eye opening for Miranda. She knew from the get go that what they were doing was wrong and from Laxmi's accounts of her cousins condition she probably should have taken stopped a long time ago. For the sake of having someone, and feeling loved she had decided to settle for much much less. I think it was after she realized what she was really allowing to happen not only to her but to Dev's wife. It made her make a difficult choice and that was to pretty much be alone.
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The parallels between Laxmi's cousins tale and the relationship between Dev and Miranda are almost identical. I could tell the outcome of the story right from the start, but I do agree that it all does come together nicely in the end. The significance behind the nationality of the characters might have something to do with India being such an exotic culture.
ReplyDeleteI also could not figure out why there was so much of the cousins story intertwined throughout. I assumed that the cousins affair was somehow tied in with Miranda's I just did not know how it was. I really did like the way the cousin's son reshaped the way Miranda viewed the word sexy.
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