Jyoti is beautiful and smart. According to an astrologer Jasmine has a fate of widowhood and alienation, and both predictions come true. She attends school twice as long as most Indian girls, and impresses her teachers with her intelligence. Jyoti's name and identity change and change. This is tied to the theme of rebirth and the theme of identity.
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