Such an amazing post Tia . You never cease to surprize me.
You know being a Bengali and a staunch SharatChandra ji's fan at that ( he's , till date , my favorite writer , I've read each of his writings at least 50 times , and still can read them and still find new deep meanings in each page and wonder at the richness depth yet absolute realism of the character presentation and unique story telling . ) , I'd still say Devdas was one of his weak pieces ( if such a word even be used for a maestro like Sharat Chandra. ) And that's because of Devdas's character. I read the novel for the 1st time when I was really very young and I remember feeling really annoyed at Devdas's right actions in wrong timing and wrong actions in right timing . It was unbearable to read how his inherent impulsiveness indecision and weakness tore apart 3 lives , so much collateral damage !
It was so frustrating a read.
But yes as I grew up , and read the novel again and again, I realized not every people have the same emotional strength same decision making capacity or the same personality strength . and it's ok. After all the fingers of the hand are not of same size. God has created a variety a people on Earth, some strong , some weak.
Yes you're right that Paro was always so much stronger emotionally , she'd the strength to face her life and live with the commitments the promises she's made and fulfill all her duties and some what find peace . Her resilence , her forgiveness but yet her self -respect and sense righteousness was intact from beginning to end never once did she swayed from her dignity.
Devdas destroyed himself completely , but since he was in love , we consider him like an incense who burned to give fragrance , though the actual fragrant characters were Chandramukhi and Parvati . We felt pity at his heart wrenching death , and it makes us glorify his weakness.
Among Dev and Sona , Sona is the much more righteous perfect and much stronger personality emotionally , Dev is weak so so weak . But you're right , there's only one way Dev could become an immortal lover ( because deep down we all are sentimental romantic fools aren't we ) , if he completely destroys himself in love and still gets nothing in return , unless and untill Karma gives him his due and he accepts it and let the doom take him , just like Devdas accepted it , I don't know about Sona , at least I'll never take his name in the same breath as with an iconic character like devdas.
Devdas's total destruction by himself and by fate were his saving grace , let;s never ever forget that.
Let Sonakshi never return to him , let him be forever alone , though they can show Soha and Sona feeling bad for him and having love for him in their hearts , but he must not be reunited with them. Let Karma be brutal with him , he has earned it .
Then only he'll be a true Modern Devdas.
Cricket
Kumkum Bhagya
Tum Se Tum Tak
Sampoorna
