Originally posted by: stuti..
Agree on Anandi's portrayal. One character, they are remarkably consistent about, by and large. Disappointment dwells on the other sketch. So many inconsistent turns, it erodes the credibility. I noticed, many are thumping uproariously, 'but he was always so- not only a weakling, a proven evil mindset fit to hatch a Lucifer. This vehement 'sourcing' sometimes flabbergasts me. Was it really so? Time and again I tried to recollect my watch, and time again it comes to same answer. In honest reflections it was never so. And give some credit here that perhaps this was not merely a 'cuteness' blind reflection. For numbers of his impish delinquencies, he was also showed in 'sensitive' outbursts. Yes sensitive! Looks improbable? To cite a few, not only he adored his mother, worshipped his father, he was respectful and fond of Anandi's parents too (does it sound 'inconsistent' with 'bhabhut' etc.?-a pointer).He was getting upset at Dsa's ill treatment to them. He rebelled no of times against Dsa's atrocities. Thoroughly disliked his favourite Dsa's orthodox excesses against widowed Sugna or 'inauspicious' Phoolly, spiritedly countering in his own small, childish ways. If he was prone to bad companies, he was also showed recovering from them or adoring good people like Shyam, Anandi...As for Anandi, I can't even attempt a full picture here, overwhelmingly opposite of what the 'home work' innuendoes are insisting. Friction, annoyance, competition were all there, like in peers. Even unfairly tilted in favour of this 'princely' laadesar, chiefly aggravated by the spoiler Dsa. But so were compassion, camaraderie, empathy and friendship, despite the efforts of that Aggravator. One funny pointer of Cvs future lapses came in the time of his forced second marriage. He was remarkably loath of this new girl G and his predicament then. The original phase has been turned so topsy- turvy over this particular character, it makes one wonder, is this apparition from another tale? When we hear assertions, 'yes he was this only', (and by sharp observers or comprehensive watchers), can't help but wondering 'reverse' subjectivity (a charge, generally reserved for 'cuteness loving', 'message blind' J sympathisers) in the assertions;perhaps they want him evil, from tip to toe. So as, victory of the 'message bearer', long suffering now triumphant other lead shines even brighter, or, a dazzlingly white, new pair, may not suffer even a smudge of debilitating comparison, not even a shadow of doubt with some plausible humaneness in the persona of the discarded. In a way, story's second phase, his spectacular cowardliness, failings satisfy this requirements reassuringly. Plus the 'Message' and its demand for these turns in the story!
Perhaps, we should not babble too much over a story teller's choice of the turns. But at the same time, a reader may have some right to protest when fill duped on original feeds, just for their sake of their turns. Hence this rambling...Frustrations.😆
Stuti..
Sorry to barge in like this.I found your discussion very interesting .I agree with you and disagree with you to some extent.I completely agree with the first part of JA relationship.A relationship like the one they had should not have ended the way it did.
Coming to the characterisation of J - I don't believe that there are any inconsistencies in it.
Jagya has always been a weakling who needed a strong guiding presence/influence in his life right from his childhood days.He always had tendency to fall for all that glitters.He never had the capability to tell which is gold and which is not.He has never been the one to make decisions on his based on his own thinking he always made decisions based on what other people's opinion.After Anandi entered his life he depended on her wisdom to make his decisions.And his dependency on her reached to a level that he became dysfunctional without her.
Even in his childhood when Anandi has been sent away by DS he fell into bad company and his behaviour deteriorated to such an extent that he fudged his report card which led into his running away to Mumbai and the famous shoot out out where Anandi ended up getting hit by the bullet.
That jolt kept him on the straight and narrow path till they were eighteen years.
Second seperation from Anandi happened when he left for Mumbai to do medicine.He saw lot of glittering objects and one of them had been Gauri.His first impression of Gauri - she seemed exactly like Anandi.With nobody to tell him what is wrong with his thinking he went wrong and this time the mistake is much bigger with much bigger consequences.
By the time he realised his mistake it had been too late.
And he wanted the guiding influence back in his life so that he can lead a better life.He did everything that could think of to get the guiding influence back in his life.He begged blackmailed plotted lied cheated and what not to get her back.That was very much within his character.Because along with being Anandi's Jagya he was Dadisa's spoiled ladesar too who was used to having things his way.
Even now when he realised the consequences of his mistakes he has not been able to face the pain those consequences brought.Because DS's ladesar has been brought up that way.All his pains have been soothed by DS.But DS is only human she cannot make his pains disappear all the times.The inability to bear the pain has led him to disappear this time.
Having said that I agree CVs have messed up.But the messing up happened with the tracks that involved him and not with the character.
Jagya was never meant to grow up to be a tree.His character is that of clinging vine which thrives only with a proper support and bears fruits and flowers becomes productive only when it is given the support that it requires.Otherwise it will wither away.
I know there are others who believe that he is non productive and will never bear fruits or that the he is full of poison and I disagree with them too.
His redemption is all about either him finding the right support so that he can become that vine which bears fruits and flowers or someone helps him find the support that he needs so that he can stop withering away and become productive in life just like he is meant to be.
Edited by aparnauma - 12 years ago