westernized oriental gentlema/en (asian short story)

THE WOG

Hindi Literature

By Khushwant Singh

THE WOG

1. Mr. Sen2. Kumari Kalyani3. Mother of Sen4. Mr. Bannerjee5. Uncle6. Santa Singh7. Mr. Swami8. Bearer

CHARACTERS:

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When the mother of Mr. Sen told him to get married and the latter thought that her couldn’t do worse than marry one of his countrymen

EXPOSITION:

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When Mr. Sen’s mother and uncle posted a matrimonial advertisement that made him (Mr. Sen) angry and embarrassed

COMPLICATION:

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When Mr. Sen got married with Kumari Kalyani and both encountered misunderstandings during their supposedly special days and nights

CLIMAX (Turning Point):

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When Kumari Kalyani decided to go back to her parents and Mr. Sen decided to stay with his mother

DENOUEMENT:

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When Mr. Sen found his dead wife in her room and for the first time, he touched his wife

RESOLUTION:

Point-of-view»Third person omniscientType of Conflict»Man vs. Himself

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Symbols»Betel nut- “Indians”»Pipe- “Western people and WOG”»Ganges river- “Indian Culture”

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Idiomatic Expressions» “a bit under the weather”- ill or sick» “not quite up to the mark”- to be not good

enough

Sources:• www.urbandictionary.com• Idioms.thefreedictionary.com

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Theme“Assimilating other country’s culture”

THE WOG

End of my report

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