Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Ruma's Jealousy of her Three-Year-Old
Dadu's visit to Seattle to visit his daughter and grandson was a successful visit, as he was able to really enjoy the time he had and build bonds with his grandson that he had yet to do; however, I can't help but think that the explicit interest that Dadu had in Akash did not necessarily bring joy to Ruma. Ruma spent her entire life trying to win the affection of her father. She was always trying to get better grades for him, go to law school for him, get a job for him, etc. and yet, he had never shown such keen interest in her daily activities as he did with Akash in the short period that he was visited. On one level, I think it brought joy to her that her father cared so deeply about her son, her own flesh and blood; however, I also think that it was difficult for her to see him videotape Akash's swim lessons and show him how to garden, when he had never reached out in the same way to his own daughter. If I were in Ruma's shoes, I would have felt slightly depressed that my father loved his grandson significantly more than his own daughter.
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You raise an interesting point here. I also think that Ruma's very irrational decision to basically give up everything and care for her father might also stem from her basic urge to be important to her father. She is definitely in a strange predicament and the limited character development does not help the reader any either. This event really makes me wonder if she is even selfish at all and really just thinking about herself when attempting to care for her father. Or is she doing it out of real love and concern? Great ideas here.
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