Q. Compare and contrast the relationships of Biren and Arlene, and Biren and Ruchira
Chitra Benarjee
Divakaruni is a leading short story writer. “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives”
is a collection of her short stories. The story is delightful and self
revealing. We commit mistakes unknowingly over and over. If we record them in a
book we can know about them and try to avoid committing the same mistakes. It reflects through Ruhira who records her
mistakes in a book.
Ruchira was a traditional lady. She was
born in America to the Indian parents. She refused to love Indian boys. It was
because of her grandmother. She loved her grandmother more than she loved
anyone else. The memory of her grandmother moulded her career in several ways.
Her grandmother had been married at sixteen and widowed at twenty four. After
the death of her grandmother, Ruchira started the paintings.
Biren was an American. He loved Ruchira
for her abilities in painting. Ruchira was impressed by the frank and quite
nature of Biren. He loved other cultures also.
He told Ruchira about his past life. Oneday Arlene came to Ruchira. She was the ex-lover of Biren. She told
Ruchira that she was pregnant by Biren. She added that Biren had given her
money for the abortion her pregnancy. But she did not do it. She didi not cause any problem to Ruchira.
But she realized her predicament.
Best Regards,
Sasi Kumar..
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