Originally posted by: nividances
I don't have the patience to retype my entire review for the last three chapters Nisha, so I'll give a brief summary of what I can remember.
I wrote a term paper during undergrad for a literature class discussing how we, as readers, look at stories and analyse from the perspective of the protagonist, which essentially locks us into one way of thinking. We dissect the protagonist's flaws, justify their actions, sympathize with them, relate to them, etc. and we (generally) have a tendency to condemn the antagonist for their behavior. How different would it be if we were taught to read books and analyze from the viewpoint of the so-called "antagonist?" What if stories were written from the point-of-view of the antagonist to begin with; they would be called protagonists then no? What if Harry Potter was written from Voldemort's perspective? Think about if Cinderella was written from the stepmother's or stepsisters' perspective? Or if Little Red Riding Hood was written from the Wolf's perspective instead? Our world would be so different if we looked at literature (or even more broadly, life) like this. We are all loving these parts where Subbu "gets a taste of his own medicine" so to speak (me included), but I just found it intriguing to think about how different the story would be if it was written from the perspective of the "antagonist" (can I take the liberty to call him that?). I don't know why I even went down this path but the neurons just started firing in that direction for some reason. There was a bunch more scholarly stuff that I wrote to expand on this whole discussion, but this is essentially the gist of it. 😛
I also had a whole part written about the characterization of II, R&B, Ranjan, Appa, and Subbu, but I seriously can't remember what I wrote now. I was just having fun looking at this story with a new lens...
As for the last three parts, you delivered way more than I expected. It's truly commendable that you have managed to keep the freshness in this story just like how you started it. I am just as hooked today (perhaps even more) as I was on day 1 (and yes I have been with you on this journey from the very beginning even if I was not very vocal on thread 1.) 😊
To say that I miss your analysis would be an understatement😭 Why did it have to crash today Nivi😲 Nobody has ever analyzed my story from a literature standpoint
I am going to miss it terribly😭 I fully agree with every word you say I WANTED it to be from Subbu's perspective, I dont know why I personally dont believe any person is 100% good or 100% bad
I didnt know that in my teens or 20s, only now... yes there some that are 75% good vs 75% bad
My Amma will say even the demon king Ravana was a great Shakti/Durga bhakt, he imprisoned Sita but did not even go near her
Lord Rama, Maryada Purushottam as they say suspected his wife and forced an agni pareeksha on her
On a lighter note, I might have to bring YHM into the discussion for it... no I am not dissing Raman or Ishita, I used to do a Daily Beat, there would be days I would write it from Param or Shagun's perspective or Ashok's, people would hate me for it.
Its almost like nobody other than Raman & Ishita can have redeeming qualities😲
Impossible in the real world.
I am quite intrigued by such characters I read about or watch or see in real life. Amongst friends we conduct discussions too, my husband is largely responsible for helping me analyze things objectively, I never did that before I was married
In being attracted to her and being faithful to her for two or 4 years Subbu was a good man, but his greatest weakness is his love for his mother... and her opinions
I WISH you are able to recollect your thoughts and post for us.
R&B is clearly a better choice for II, he is a good man, I kept him as unassuming as possible. He is largely untouched by the hurt and pain II went through. He sees Subbu as a biz acquaintance it would be ridiculous of him to punch Subbu or break his bones
The lack of viciousness or vengeance in II's responses to Subbu should give us the biggest clue that SUBBU NEVER MATTERED. IF he did she would have personally gone off to hand him a card and hunted him down to display herself in her wedding attire
She did neither
If nothing else THAT should open her eyes that Subbu is immaterial
Yes the hurt and pain caused by him is real but she didnt love him 10% of however much she loves R&B😳 She will never accept it to herself, leave alone R&B
thank you for the kindest words
This story gives my free time a purpose... yes I could be sculpting or making origami dinosaurs but I dont like either
Edited by Nisha0604 - 10 years ago
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