The Management of Grief | Themes of the Rational and Irrational in "The Management of Grief"
In the following essay, Brent discusses themes of the rational and the irrational in Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief."
Mukherjee's short story "The Management of Grief" focuses on the character of Shaila Bhave, an East Indian immigrant to Toronto, Canada, whose husband and two sons have just died in a plane crash. The relatives of many of her friends and neighbors were also killed in the same crash. This story is concerned with the ways in which Mrs. Bhave, as well as those around her, deal with death. Throughout the story, rational versus irrational approaches to dealing with grief over their personal losses are contrasted. In addition, the culture gap between the Indian immigrants and the Canadian...
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