Indledning
Imagine coming to a foreign country. You feel different compared to the others. You want to belong. But you can not. Because you stand in between two different cultures.
If you try to be like the others you won’t be accepted at home, but same goes it the other way around. If you are not changing, then you would not be accepted in school or at work.
This is the topic that Ranbir Sahota, goes in the depth with. When writing about Rita Patel, a 24 years old Indian woman, who stands in between two different ways of living life.
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Uddrag
We meet a few people in the story, but all with huge different personalities. But we can kind of divide the persons in two groups, the UK/west-group and the Indian/east-group.
The UK group, is where individualism, independence and freedom/indulgence strikes through. In the Indian group, is where you are bounded by traditions, family and culture.
The first people we are presented for, is Rita’s family, like her mum and dad. It is clear to see that they belong in the Indian-group.
Because they emphasize the family’s traditions and culture. For example, when Rita told her parents that she would marry whoever she wants. “Mum I’m not ready.
I’ll get married to whoever I want, whenever I want.” Rita’s mum replied with “No Rita, you will not marry whoever, whenever.
We will have a say.” page 1, in line 5. When Rita’s mum said “we” she meant her dad, and we know that Rita’s dad agrees with her mum. “My father joined in ‘now sit down, behita, we only want the best for you. Your future is very important to us.
You need an Indian boy.” Those words makes it clear for us, that Rita does not really have a say in who she should marry, if it were up to her parents. We do also get to meet Rita’s brother Raju.
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