When one has gone through a traumatic experience it leaves one initially very numb. One then grapples with the grief and denial and falters with guilt. There is gradual acceptance of reality and one regains ones balance though there can be innumerable triggers that throw you off balance temporarily.Ashwin has gone through all these grappled with the question why me has been angry with Shanbagh and planned to ruin him. In time Ashvin has realised the event had far reaching consequences on the life of Shanbagh as well. Living the life of a pariah in one's own family. A mother whose every act of protective zeal has reminded him of the events that played out from beginning to hate himself and his actions he has slowly put back the pieces of his life.
Mandira is still in the denial stage and thinks she was delivered a raw deal and blames it squarely on the Shanbaghs. she finds solace in playing the victim card.
Her shopping sprees spas and even her cooking are ways she is trying to create a make believe of all is well and feel good.
She has thus been unable to deal with whatever happened and wishing it never did.
The drunken night, the plane crash , the strained ties with the patriarch, the refusal to see the happiness her son finds in Trisha are due to this.
Mandira will require lots of effort to come out of her pain to begin to empathise with Shanbaghs.
While Ashvin has evolved not Shanbagh and Mandira are carrying the survivors cross as I call it. They should either put it down or it should be forcefully removed and thrown.
R& B still has not paid it despite all the support from Tan, Sam and II. He is compassionate most of the time. Whereas Ranjan is at all times.
The traumatic events around losses shapes ones thinking and ones evolution of thoughts act on one's feelings and actions and acceptance of self and others.
Edited by moonwearer - 7 years ago