Silver Pavements Golden Roofs

Happens in most of the female characters of the novelists like manju kapur chitra banerjee divakaruni and bharati mukherjee.

Silver pavements golden roofs.

Will blum. The protagonists of her novel struggle between the irony of past memory and new situation. It is a quote that especially caught my eye and that i feel has many hidden depths and meanings that go beyond the surface of the passage. The narrator jayanti in silver pavements golden roofs by chitra divakaruni illustrates a good example of how a person loses their individuality and self identity to do whatever it takes to assimilate and fit into the society.

Where the pavements are silver and the roofs are gold. Silver pavements golden roofs vaia120w qwriting qc cuny edu gender issues across boundaries in the select novels and. The story silver pavements and golden roofs set in chicago starts with jayanti s high expectations about america and apprehensions about her aunt and uncle with whom she wants to stay while pursuing higher studies. Chitra banerjee divakaruni is an award winning and best selling author poet activist and teacher.

Will i marry a prince from a far off magic land. The title of the story is derived from her childhood dream song which reflects her ambitions. Silver pavements golden roof in the story entitled silver pavements golden roof one can explore the psychological conflicts struggling in the minds of her protagonists as they venture in to the western way of life and culture. She no sooner realizes that the image is false but does not let her discoveries disappoint.

Jayanti similar to many other immigrants come to america with the expectation of silver pavements and golden roofs. She is quickly embittered when she sees that her aunt s house and neighborhood are very ordinary. Silver pavements golden roofs chitra s story silver pavements golden roofs expresses the narrator jayanti s journey to america for her higher studies. America isn t all it said to be.

In another story silver pavements golden roofs jayanti the daughter of a rich aristocrat goes to study abroad in america taking up lodging at the house of her aunt pratima. Jayanti s mindset initially presents an optimistic future and more idealistic view of america but upon her arrival this idealistic view slowly begins to deteriorate by her uncle s view of america. In the short story silver pavements golden roofs the author chitra divakaruni highlights and enhances the theme of how jayanti s high class and wealthy background sets her up for high expectations of living the american dream but later on disappoint her. She goes to reside with her aunt pratima and uncle bikram.

Bikram is a mechanic there and though appears rough has much love for his wife. Jayanti is talking about america and eventually realizes that this isn t true. She is given a.