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The tannery has indeed changed the lives of the four women. Although three of the women lament the changes, Kunthi is positively inclined towards the tannery. She is appreciative of the economic...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani grew up as the fourth and youngest daughter of a village headman. During her childhood years, her father had been a man of consequence and wealth. As a result of their father's position,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In the story, Rukmani reminisces about her young married days. She describes her garden in vivid detail and recalls how proud her husband was of her industry. In describing her garden in detail,...
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The correct answer to this question is "D) India's Independence." Let's examine why: Nectar in a Sieve was published in 1954 and, thus, was written by Kamala Markandaya in the time leading up to...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandaya's book Nectar in a Sieve takes place in rural India as the narrator, Rukmani, recounts the events of her marriage. Throughout history and even today, the dowry has been an...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Sometimes, an author will both draw upon and question certain traditions he/she is writing about; in this case, Markandaya is primarily interested in the cultural traditions of India. To 'draw...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In the novel, Kennington or Kenny is an English doctor. He eases the suffering of Rukmani's mother on her deathbed and helps Rukmani with her infertility problems. As a result of Kenny's help,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In Kamala Markandaya's novel Nectar in a Sieve, just as it looked like their crops were recovering from being hit by a severe monsoon season, severe drought hit the land, halting all further...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Hello! You asked about 'Nectar In A Sieve' by Kamala Markandaya. Kennington is the English doctor who ministers to the people in Rukmani's village. Rukmani, the narrator and protagonist of the...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In Kamala Markandaya’s novel Nectar in a Sieve, religion takes a definite back seat to secular human endeavors. Nature and human progress are the instruments of Rukmani and her family’s doom....
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Nectar in a Sieve
One example of Rukmani's reference to her stone god and goddess in the temple can be seen in the moment of severe drought just after two of her sons start working in the tannery. In chapter 13,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
They have several. The first one is Sacrabani, the son of Ira. He recieves much scrutiny for being a different color. The other grandchild is the son of Murugan and his wife. The name is not...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Is this response going to be part of a larger essay in which you explore the different ways in which Rukmani changes? If so, you might like to think of your first paragraph as being something of an...
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To the quiet, unsophisticated lives of Nathan and Rukmani, the coming of the tannery to their small village has the impact of transforming their village into a small town and changing it utterly...
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Nectar in a Sieve
The answer to your question can be found in Chapter Four of this moving novel. Now that the tannery factory has been completed, this tiny and isolated village experiences a massive change that it...
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in many ways rukmani and nathan put aside their traditions n hindu beliefs.... first of all its a sin in hindu tradition to touch cow skin but two sons from their family do the work of tanning in...
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depends on the issue ... well if its about poverty or food scarcity all you have to do is read the book haha, but if the issue is that india hasnt changed in the last hundred years, then you have...
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Nectar in a Sieve
When the men from the city came to the village with their families to build and work at the tannery, the small shops run by the villagers initially did very well. The newcomers had a lot of money,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani possesses are very special skill---she knows how to write. Her father felt this was a very important tool for all his children. This skill has a "double-edge" throughout the novel. Rukmani...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani is at first curious as to what is going on when the men who build the tannery arrive. She is amazingly clearsighted, however, and once she sees the effect the tannery has on the village's...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani the narrator of Kamala Markandaya's novel Nectar in a Sieve, (1954) is the fourth daughter of a village headman in rural India. In the very first chapter Rukmani tells us how the Indian...
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Nectar in a Sieve
i think the most important scene is when nathan and rukmani have to leave their village when the tannry buys the land... this is because all the hopes n aspirations of nathans family are related...
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Rukmani's brother says that their father is "no longer of consequence," even though he is the village headman. He says, "There is the Collector, who comes to these villages once a year, and to...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Nathan and Ruku awaken at the temple to find their money has been stolen. They leave in search of their son Murugan's home, but get lost in the city. A street urchin named Puli helps them find...
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Nectar in a Sieve
The first thing Rukmani does in an attempt to make money in the city is to set herself up as a reader of letters. In most villages, where the majority of the population cannot read, there is...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Nathan admits to Rukmani that he is the father of Kunthi's sons. She has been blackmailing him into giving her rice, threatening to tell Rukmani of his infidelity if he does not. Rukmani tells...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Only a few weeks after Kuti dies, a victim of starvation, the grain finally grew ripe "with a bland indifference that mocked (Nathan's and Rukmani's) loss". It was an exceptionally good harvest,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
"Work Without Hope" is a sonnet written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1825. The sonnet is reflective of the poet's own life in which he struggled with despair and failure. The poem talks about...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani is the main character who experiences conflict in this novel through a variety of experiences. The changes that occur in the book present many challenging, tragic and sad circumstances to...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani says that the new townspeople, who "travelled more than a hundred miles to get (to the village)...spoke in our language, but with an intonation which made it difficult for us to understand...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Ruku thinks it is not very lucky for a man to marry above himself because "if he does he gets a wife who is no help to him whatsoever, only an ornament". Traditionally, the higher a woman is in...
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Nectar in a Sieve
A highly important thing to remember alongside the incredibly personal and intimate vision of a Indian woman's life in this novel is the historical setting which forms a backdrop to the world of...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In "Nectar in a Sieve", one of the major conflicts in the story is the theme of survival, both mentally and physically. For your question, I will speak about the mental challenges Rukmani...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani has six sons. Arjun is the oldest, followed closely by Thambi. Both boys go to work in the tannery, but are fired when they are involved in the workers' movement. Unable to find other...
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Nectar in a Sieve
The protagonist is the main character in a story. The plot revolves around the protagonist. In "Nectar in a Sieve" the story centers around Rukmani's life, so she is the main character,...
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Nectar in a Sieve
The setting if "Nectar in a Sieve" is important to the understanding to the story. India's caste system helped define people's roles in life. One could not break out of their caste....
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Nectar in a Sieve
Well,by cultures,I assume you also mean their ways of lives.One culture that the main character Ruku, the protagonist from "Nectar in a Sieve", encounters that is truly different from...
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Nectar in a Sieve
One lesson that Rukmani learns is how to adjust to her life of poverty with her new husband. Rukmani, married at 12 years old, without a dowry, is matched up with a very poor farmer. He is of a...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Rukmani, the main character goes through many struggles in this work, beginning with her marriage to a man from a lower social class than her family.Her first struggle is to get used to the idea of...
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Nectar in a Sieve
The bulk of the chapter is told in the past tense, and comes across as an incident being reported or a story being told. Even though Ruku, the narrator, describes the emotions she felt at the...
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I am perplexed. Your statements, "events in the book" and "actions of the characters is appalling(sic)" does not address the particulars you find objectionable. I would also need more information...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandaya's novel "Nectar in a Sieve" was published in 1954-just seven years after India had won its independence from Great Britiain. The character of the protagonist Rukmani...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Indian girls at the time of the story were usually married by about the age of fourteen. To begin the process, the bride's parents would first have to choose a go-between, who would search for a...
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Nectar in a Sieve
In Indian culture, gender roles were strictly prescribed, especially in rural areas during the mid-1900s when the story took place. A woman's role was to take care of the house, raise the...
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Nectar in a Sieve
After many years of tirelessly battling to survive on rented land, Nathan and Rukmani learn that their farm is being sold. Having nowhere to go, they journey to the city in a desperate attempt to...
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protest on tannery,man women relationship.
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Nectar in a Sieve
In classic literary fashion, the changes that Rukmani (Ruku) go through throughout the novel are presented in broad sweeping images in the first few chapters, foreshadowing what will come. Ruku...
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Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a sieve is symbolic of hope and despair. Nectar is something that gives sustenance, used in positive terms such as "nectar of the gods." This stands for the incredible hope the characters...
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Nectar in a Sieve
I would like to add that the tannery is representative of two themes central to the novel - change and colonialism.The tannery completely changes the peasants' way of life. Until its coming they...
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Another interpretation of the title Nectar in a Sieve may be that in life much of what one values may sift away, yet there is still something left, some hope, for which one must continue to strive....