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PigeonsAt

Daybreak

BY:Anita Desai

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SynopsisThis story is about a man, Amul Basu, who is

old and sick. Amul has to rely on his wife OtimaBasu to do verything and read the newspaper to

him every day. One day as the wife is reading

the newspaper, she reads a headline saying theelectricity will be cut off in their area at 8PM for

power line repairs. Amul gets extremelydistraught at the thought of going a night without

his electric fan, so his wife has the neighborsmove his bed to the terrace where he stays all

night and into the morning.

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Characters

Amul Basu Otima Basu

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LITERARY

CRITICISM:

CULTURAL

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Literary criticism is thestudy, discussion,evaluation, and

interpretation ofliterature.

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A cultural critic is a critic of a givenculture, usually as a whole andtypically on a radical basis. There

is significant overlap with socialand cultural theory.

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1) Men have an authority.

Mr Basu is a man that who can't do anything even to read anewspaper himself. Mrs Basu was portrayed as an irritable person.

Text Evidence:Mr Basu thought, was not to be able to read the newspaper himself.

To have them read to him by his wife.

Text Evidence:'You'll manage, he spat her, but I?

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2) Women have to be loyal to their husbands

& take care the household

Mrs Basu is known as a loyal wife. Mrs Basu does absolutelyeverything in her home,

from doing everyday chores, the cooking, the cleaning andtaking care of her husband.

Text Evidence:'All right, I'll stop reading if you'd rather. I have enough to do in the

kitchen,You know,' She threated him.

Textual Evidence:'I'll bring you your inhaler. Don't get worried, just don't get worried,'

She told him and busted off to find his inhaler and cartisone.

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3) Dowry

Indian cuture: Women have to give adowry to the husband's family.

Text Evidence

........, Probably the dowry didn't satisfy

them,they must have hoped to get one more.

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4) The culture of drinking tea

As for Indian, they love tohave a tea.

Text Evidence:When she brought him

his afternoon tea,...........

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5) Stay on rooftop.

Indian loves to stay on the rooftop.They do some

activities on rooftop.

For example like, taking nap,reading books and more.

Text Evidence:

'I'll have your bed taken up onthe terrace,.........'

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6) Crime/Violence

Most Indian people,can exposed in

violence and crime in their daily life.

Text Evidence:'Husband held for murder of wife,' 'see?'

she cried excitedly.

'once more.How often does this happened?

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7) Clothes

Indian culture to wear Sari.

'...... a little loving polish with the endof her sari for it was

something that she love to.......

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CONCLUSION