Comment on the influence of English—the language and the way of life —on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator’s attitude to English?
Astrologers’ perceptions are based more on hearsay and conjecture than what they learn from the study of the stars. Comment with reference to the story.
Indian society has moved a long way from the way the marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.
What kind of a person do you think the narrator is?
