Short Stories:

"Gainda"

　 印度
作者
 Ismat Chughtai
故事摘要

"Gainda"中文情節摘要：(共分為五個部份)

1. 敘事者在Gainda 婚前總是與之玩耍。

2. 敘事者在Gainda成為寡婦後仍舊時常與之玩耍。

3. 敘事者因Gainda與Bhaiyya親近而與之疏離。

4. 故事轉捩點。敘事者開始吸引男僕Mewa。

5. 敘事者性格變得較為反叛。在離開家鄉兩年後，敘事者回鄉得知Gainda育有一子。
角色名字  Gainda
Warm Up

問題

(This may be the first time you come across Indian English.  If you don't understand any expressions, please check this:

 Indian English http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/worldlit/india/indian_English.html)

 Or simply Google.

 1. Right at the beginning of this story, the protagonist plays "Dulhan-Dulhan  辦家家酒" with Gainda.  What do they feel about this game and being a bride?

2. How is Gainda different from the protagonist?  Why does the protagonist envy her?

3. Do you have a similar playmate who is from a very different background?

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課後作業

請由以下問題選擇回答

"Gainda":

1.  How do we tell the class difference between the narrator and Gainda?  p. 46

2. How is the narrator related to Gainda, who is actually a servant?  p. 43, 46.

3. Why do they like to play "Dulhan-Dulhan" and the make-up ritual? pp. 42; 44.

4. What role does Bhaiyya play in distancing G and the narrator?   pp. 43; 45

5. How does Gainda adjust to the changes in her life?  Will Bhaiyya go back to her? 

6. Does the narrator grow up?  Does she remain envious of Gainda at the end?