Clothes
Clothes is a short-story, about Sumita, a young Indian woman, who is arranged to get married with a young Indian-American man from America. Sumita who is the main character is a well behaved young Indian woman, who does what she is told to. Sumita’s father chose that Sumita should get married with a man who comes from a very fine Indian family by the name Somesh Sen. Sumita and Somesh get married, and shortly after he has to get back to his store, 7-eleven in America, which he is an owner of, in company with a friend. He wants Sumita to travel with him to America and live with him there. Sumita says yes to live with Somesh in America, and she became very nervous to know, how her new life will turn out to be. It turns out to be great. Somesh is very patient with her, and protect her. But one evening, when Somesh is at the store, a burglar enters his 7-eleven store, claims all the money, and shoots Somesh several times. Somesh died and left Sumita all by herself in big America. Somesh wanted Sumita to be a school teacher, but now, she has to move with her in-laws back to India, and serve tea for them, the rest of her life. She decides, she won't be that woman. She won't walk around in her widow sari, in her in-laws house the rest of her life. She has tasted the free life, and she wants the whole cake.
Point of view:
In the story there’s a reliable first person narrator. The point of view is from the main character herself, it’s her thoughts and feelings that you can feel when you read the short story. She is described indirectly, by what she says and does.
Characterization of Sumita:
Sumita is a young woman from India, her parents have made an arranged marriage with an Indian man who has mowed to America. In the beginning of the story, Sumita is very nervous and insecure. She isn’t very happy about the arranged marriage, but at the same time she knows