Raymod Carver’s “So Much Water So Close to Home” and Rabindranath Tagore’s “Punishment” are two stories that talk about death and how the feeling of guilt can take over your mind and create a war inside of your head. Carver’s short story talks about a husband going fishing with his friends, and finding a dead girl, but not reporting it to the police until they finished their trip and got back home. On the other hand, Tagore’s short story is about a brother and husband, Dukhiram, whom kills his wife because she gives him superficial responses that mock him when asking for food after a long day of work. Nonetheless, both stories can be compared based upon their content, their lengths, and their similar themes regarding guilt or doubt.
Carver’s …show more content…
The theme of “So Much Water So Close to Home” is of doubt and mistrust. On the other hand, the theme of “Punishment” is that saying the truth is a really important thing, and that if you go around the truth and lie, it could cause a lot of problems for yourself or others. Another difference is that the setting of “Punishment” is meant to be in old times and that the setting of “So Much Water So Close to Home” is a bit more modern. They both portray the rights of women but in totally different ways. The woman in “Punishment” obviously have no rights at all and have no say in anything. This is portrayed because the husband blames his wife without taking her opinion first because it obviously did not matter. On the other hand, the woman in “So Much Water So Close to Home” has a say in things because her husband cares about her opinion and what she thinks of him. Also, the wife goes to the funeral without asking or taking the opinion of her husband and the husband just says “Sure.”
The writer of “So Much Water So Close to Home” includes this in his short story:
"You all right?" the man says. He raps on the glass. "You okay?" He leans his arms on the door and brings his face to the window.
I stare at him. I can’t think what else to
Carver’s …show more content…
The theme of “So Much Water So Close to Home” is of doubt and mistrust. On the other hand, the theme of “Punishment” is that saying the truth is a really important thing, and that if you go around the truth and lie, it could cause a lot of problems for yourself or others. Another difference is that the setting of “Punishment” is meant to be in old times and that the setting of “So Much Water So Close to Home” is a bit more modern. They both portray the rights of women but in totally different ways. The woman in “Punishment” obviously have no rights at all and have no say in anything. This is portrayed because the husband blames his wife without taking her opinion first because it obviously did not matter. On the other hand, the woman in “So Much Water So Close to Home” has a say in things because her husband cares about her opinion and what she thinks of him. Also, the wife goes to the funeral without asking or taking the opinion of her husband and the husband just says “Sure.”
The writer of “So Much Water So Close to Home” includes this in his short story:
"You all right?" the man says. He raps on the glass. "You okay?" He leans his arms on the door and brings his face to the window.
I stare at him. I can’t think what else to