Essay#1: OAT Rough Draft In “One Amazing Thing,” the female characters go through some rough times but manage to be strong. Divakaruni represents them as brave, independent, and courageous. These women face difficult obstacles as men. The female characters fight for what they love, make challenging decisions, and stand up for themselves.
One thing the women have in common is bravery. Their bravery is shown in distinctive ways. In order to leave India, Jiang has an arranged marriage with a dentist, Curtis Chang, who she had no feelings for. She forced herself to move on from her forbidden love with Mohit Das. Lily, Jiang’s granddaughter, changes her style and expresses herself with a horrible attitude towards her parents for attention. All …show more content…
They all had to think carefully about how to make it through their difficult times. Jiang learned how to do business because her father owned a shoe shop. Her intelligence is one trait Mohit was attracted to and lead to a relationship. She knew so much about business that she sold her jewelry after marrying Mr. Chan, bought a department store and converted it into a supermarket. Malathi was smart enough to work instead of being in an arranged marriage because she didn't believe it was her destiny and she didn't want to grow old being a bitter teacher. Lily certainly knew how to get her parents attention. With her rebellious actions and looks, that caught her parents’ eye. She also picked up the flute quickly like if playing music was in her nature. Mrs. Pritchett’s “guardian angel” helped her overcome the idea of committing suicide and thought about how that won't change how she feels towards Mr. Pritchett. Uma shows her intelligence by asking everyone to share and focus on their one amazing thing and pay no attention to the earthquake. Their intelligence allows them to make good decisions from their rough patches in their
One thing the women have in common is bravery. Their bravery is shown in distinctive ways. In order to leave India, Jiang has an arranged marriage with a dentist, Curtis Chang, who she had no feelings for. She forced herself to move on from her forbidden love with Mohit Das. Lily, Jiang’s granddaughter, changes her style and expresses herself with a horrible attitude towards her parents for attention. All …show more content…
They all had to think carefully about how to make it through their difficult times. Jiang learned how to do business because her father owned a shoe shop. Her intelligence is one trait Mohit was attracted to and lead to a relationship. She knew so much about business that she sold her jewelry after marrying Mr. Chan, bought a department store and converted it into a supermarket. Malathi was smart enough to work instead of being in an arranged marriage because she didn't believe it was her destiny and she didn't want to grow old being a bitter teacher. Lily certainly knew how to get her parents attention. With her rebellious actions and looks, that caught her parents’ eye. She also picked up the flute quickly like if playing music was in her nature. Mrs. Pritchett’s “guardian angel” helped her overcome the idea of committing suicide and thought about how that won't change how she feels towards Mr. Pritchett. Uma shows her intelligence by asking everyone to share and focus on their one amazing thing and pay no attention to the earthquake. Their intelligence allows them to make good decisions from their rough patches in their