Wednesday, May 6, 2015

A Temporary Matter: Shukumar's Love for Shoba



Shukumar has an interesting love for his wife in “A Temporary Matter.” Throughout the story, Shukumar comments on Shoba’s mannerisms, knowing and noticing the tiniest details. He claims to know what facial expressions she would be having while they talked in the dark and other such mannerisms. Yet he moved his desk into the former nursery because Shoba avoids that room. He said he wouldn’t tell Shoba the gender of their baby because he loved her but in the end does. Though they have grown apart, I believe that Shukumar has never stopped loving his wife, he just misses the woman she used to be.

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