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Group Discussion. GAINDA. Women and Class Division. Please see the lecture ppt at EngSite. Gainda : Key Words. From the bride’s game Dulhan-Dulhan to marriage and child birth Characters: the narrator and Mewa, Gainda and Bhaiyya, Bahu (Daughter in law), Baji (mother).
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Group Discussion GAINDA Women and Class Division Please see the lecture ppt at EngSite.
Gainda: Key Words • From the bride’s game Dulhan-Dulhan to marriage and child birth • Characters: the narrator and Mewa, Gainda and Bhaiyya, Bahu (Daughter in law), Baji (mother)
Gainda: Questions • Gainda and the Narrator: • When the two are playmates, why does Gainda always hold the narrator in contempt? Why are the two of them shy when being dressed as brides? • Where do we see their class differences? p. 43, 46 • Where is the climax of the story? What does the ending mean? • Gender Hierarchy: What role do Bhaiyya and Bahu play in distancing G and the narrator • What similarities can we find between “Gainda” and Salaam Bombay on the one hand, and “Gainda” and Earth? • Can you relate to the story of “Gainda” and, if so, how?
Gainda: Major Question How does the narrator relate to Gainda differently at different stages of the story? Why?
FINAL QUESTION: YOU AND THE CHARACTERS Similarities “Gainda” -- playing house -- seeing our friends take different paths in life making friends with people from different paths -- Differences