Realationships

I read This Blessed House by Jhumpa Lahiri on Saturday let it sink in on Sunday then came back and went through it again today and the more I think of it and the realism of the relationship in the story the more I really enjoy it. I love the descriptions of each of the religious relics that they find in the house and the impact that it makes on Twinkle who is the main girl. The way that she is lit up and intrigued by the story behind each of the different items she finds and turning her house from a house to a home through the use of adventure. The contrast between her and Sanjeev as him being a man of things needing to be set out and in order and her as a carefree live as you go person is a great story build.

The biggest reason that this story was so good for me is because I could easily visualize the situation that the both of them were in. As I read I got captivated by the tension and the care that was between the two characters. The addition of each Christian item in a household that is now a Hindu household is great in a symbolic way of showing conversion in someone's life. How you start with something small that you find to be an interesting thing and you go throughout life searching for more and you slowly find things that are better and better. Just like life when we begin a relationship with Christ and as we live our lives searching for the different facets that make up the God we believe in and find the different aspects that make up the God we believe in. I absolutely loved this story and to those who see this other than my professor I reccommend you look into it.