voices in the city
Voices in the city(Anita Desai) Voices in the city is a pessimistic novel like Cry the peacock.The protagonists of this novel are detached , self-centered and remain aloof from others just as Maya in Cry the peacock, who alienates herself from the rest.What they always wanted was shadows,silence and stillness and that was what they were left with. Nirode the main character is an editor of a newspaper. The novel begins with the scene at the station when nirode comes to see his brother off. When the train departs he starts introspecting , compares his capabilities and achievements with Arun's. He broods over the way he has grown up with his shortcomings and laidback attitude.Wonders the way he has whiled away his time since childhood and has been a looser always.This thought (realization) makes him envy Arun who has always
Nirode never replies to her letters never feels the need of her embrace and shelter because he thinks she is having an affair with Major Chaddha. Because he has never achieved anything in his life , he starts living revelling in the failures . Thinking that after reaching lofty heights there is no other way than to descend to the bottom , Nirode feels why not to take a shortcut and remain at the bottom since this is the ultimate destination. Had Monisha confided everything about her miserable life, in Amla,her death could be averted. Monisha also belongs to a wretched lot. Monisha's death brings the emotions of Nirode and Amla to the climax, when at her funeral Nirode for the first time, feels the need of love and compassion from her mother but she refuses. He finds her lusty at this age and fels that she is no more concerned about her children's feelings and emotions. city of Calcutta and Goddess Kali are all same- the giver as well as the taker. Even the company his friends dosent excite him and he becomes a loner. In this novel the life of Calcutta has been portrayed . It is then that Nirode feels that his mother .
Common topics in this essay:
Major Chaddha,
Maya Cry,
Nirode Amla,
Desai Voices,
Goddess Kali,
nirode feels,
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