Originally posted by: Nandalala
Lathika, you bring up some interesting points, and I agree with you in part...Yes, Akshara has been demoted from bahu to servant...G ma relishes her upperhand as m-i-l...and yes, Akshara has to mature and understand the ways of the Singhanias and yes, to some extent, also that of her husband; that is part and parcel of being a married woman.
If I am reading your analysis correctly, she should not rely on her husband, who according to you, "is a born liar." But she now has the ladies in her supposed "new" home ganging up against her...and all we get from her is the deer in the headlights look and apologies for seemingly no good reason... No complaints against her in-laws? How can she survive living with the in-laws who ALWAYS accuse her and at a drop of a hat? If she doesn't speak up and defend herself, how on earth is she going to solve her problems? How is she going to make meaningful changes in her life and in her new home? I am not saying that she fight and scream from the rooftops; but there is a tactful and polite way in which to address these issues. She is daadi's grand daughter after all!
With G ma's self-assumption about Akshara telling RajS about the pallu incident and trusting Gulabo's words today, it is pretty clear where this story is going...if Naitik doesn't defend her, Akshara will be buried under the stares, the unrealistic expectations, the pallu and everything else the Singhanias hold dear....Ideally, I want to see Aksh speak up and defend herself even against her husband if necessary and for Naitik to be there for his wife through thick and thin...That is what being a married couple is all about!
As for Naitik being a liar, I see it as growing defiance...a defiance that will ultimately lead to the Singhanias losing their son and d-i-l if they don't let go of their archaic rules and traditions...no one should have to live in fear of what the elders will think with their every move and action...and Naitik is just reacting to that realization!
Some thoughtful points raised by you too..she should be careful against naitik as so far this relationship brought more pains to her than happiness, whether directly or indirectly.. now if you look at it, most of the time naitik is lying.. so she needed to be careful, as he already lied to her once, whether it was out of love (i don't accept this kind of false love) poor girl accepted it, and he made himself sick in the process.. married relationship this is not ethical.. as there is one side of him she is yet to know.. so is the reason for asking akshara to mature fast, or she will loose out..
Silence speaks volumes.. there is no point in standing up yourself with a gang who cannot understand you, whether you make your point clear or not, they won't understand you, or even if they understands you, they won't value your opinions, it will create a negative impact.. she needed to be slow down ( as her character suites to this ) and know more about this family, before opening up herself..
i don't think she should..
my thinking..'' if i know someone is very foolish than me, i just leave that person to herself/himself.. no point in talking to them''..
her situation here is just like that.. she got more wisdom towards worldly things than them, though at time she behaves childish (due to her age).. her intelligence ( i don't mean study here, but intelligence related with life situations ) sometimes challenges her own dadi.. due to that reason alone she is coping up with naitik, not because she love him..
now question here is what is that she wanted to speak up, that she will not wear pallu? she wanted to go for movie? she wanted to eat food along with naitik? all these questions at present is not making any sense to me .. as she is new before jumping on to something better for her to know about her husband's family..and accommodate herself.. you cannot make any changes unless or until you know what you need to change, who you needed to change?
Naitik is a coward, he barks infront his mum only.. so no point in thinking that he is going to do something.. i am not sure about them loosing naitik.. that is bec of akshara's character, she won't allow that to happen, even if he wanted to break away..
Akshara will not speak up so easily, unless or until the issue goes so deep..that is how an intelligent person behave...
this is my reading so far on the character akshara..CV may change that too any time..😆
Edited by lathika4u - 15 years ago