In the short story Shukumar seems to never have really paid much attention to things he had shared with Shoba, I think this because as he went through Shoba's cook book reading the dates he had ate certain dishes with her, he couldn't remember not one of them. He also seems very dependent on Shoba, i came to this conclusion when reading the part where he was looking for candles, he thought to himself how could Shoba not prepare for such an ordinary emergency? When he should have been asking himself why he didn't prepare for it. We learn that Shukumar was still very passionatly in love with Shoba, he took notice to little things about Shoba like the way her make-up looked when coming home and the way she curled her fingers when she sleeps. In the end of the story it is revealed that Shukumar held his dead son, he took notice to his black hair and weight, he saw how he curled his fingers in just the way Shoba did when she slept.
I feel this is by far one of the best short stories i've read, it showed great feeling and details, it made me want to keep reading. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone (i've already told my boyfriend to read it!)
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Hey Destiny,
Great post! You mentioned one of my favorite details (or lack thereof), when Shukumar cannot remember eating the dishes that are written about in the cookbook. Do you think that the fact that he has gone to the cookbook himself means that he is ready to pay more attention to those details? Why did he feel inspired to use the cookbook?
I hope that you continue to write! It was great reading your thoughts!
Ms. Gonzalez
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