One of the many themes in the story Nectar in a Sieve is the people’s reluctance to change. This theme is most well seen during the building of the tannery. The workers that built the tannery came in by the bullock cartload, and they quickly took over part of the village. The first time that the villagers resist change is when the foreman tells them to leave the worksite. Some of the men in the village refuse to give in to the demands of the outsider. Rukmani also makes it clear that she doesn’t like the change either. She tells Nathan that although the workers can come into their community, she will never accept them. This sentiment is fairly unanimous throughout the entire village. Reluctance to change is something that I practice
