Q4 6A

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

While I was reading this week I noticed how Indian women are more loyal and respectful to their families than American women. To be disrespectful to your in-laws would be one of the most horrific things you could do as an Indian bride. "In America, there is no shame in divorce. In India, there is no shame in living in marital misery" (p. 174). It's depressing how women in India find it better and less shameful to remain in a bad marraige. Priya is having issues trying to balance her family life and her new job as a reporter. She doesn't understand why so much is expected her at work. "I was now sitting squarely in the middle of some of the neediest people on the planet, who evidently expected me to be at their beck and call. And I wasn't even related to them" (135). I thought this was funy because it shows how loyal Priya is to her in-laws.