... who would marry her? The girl knows nothing about anything, speaks backward, is practically thirty, can't light a coal stove, can't boil rice, can't tell the difference between fennel and a cumin seed. Imagine her attempting to feed a man"(Lahiri 163). Abuse has ruled the life of Bibi and has aided in causing her destructive behavior. In addition to the contempt that her ... , all brides and mothers, busy with lives and cares? Wrong to want to shade my eyes, scent my hair? To raise a child and teach him sour from sweet, good from bad?" (Lahiri 222). This dialogue between Bibi and her rel...

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