Q4 1B

I'm reading The Village Bride of Beverly Hills by Kavita Daswani.

I can't believe all the changes Priya has gone through in her first two weeks in California! Alot of the differences that Priya points out between American and Indian culture were things I had never thought about. If I were Priya I would be very overwhelmed. Her husband, Sanjay, is a very nice guy, but they have absolutely no romance in their marraige. Priya doesn't have any friends in America either. Her in-laws are extremely critical of her and she isn't exactly sure what they expect of her. No woman in her family has ever had a job. I find this most interesting of all because in American culture today, almost every girl grows up dreaming of the life they will have and that would most likely include a job that you love. It almosts seems that Priya had never considered a job and it seems foriegn to her where to me, it seems like one of the most natural things in the world. In America self-sufficient unwed women are common whereas form Priya's point of view, it seems less common in India and women let their husbands provide for them and their families.
So far I can't decide if I like Priya's character or not. She is doing extremely well for being taken from her old culture and thrown into a completely different one with no friends nearby. I would be an emotional wreck if I were in her place so I admire her courage. The one thing that annoys me however is that she seems way too concerned with what other people think of her. She seems to think that her sole purpose is to please her in-laws and her husband and I really want her to just do something for herself more often.