`New Criticism on the Pull of the Moon `

br New Criticism on the Pull of the Moon

Introduction

Fifty is the youth of old age ' they say . This implies that one is likely to commit the mistakes a youth ordinarily commits at the formative yeas of life . The nature of youth is combustible and one can understand about the reckless adventures . But what happens to Nan ? It is difficult find a justifiable logic for her abrupt action , but in the world of emotions , everything can find the justification . Assume that a spiritual development happened within her . In the true pursuit

of spirituality , an individual does not escape from the responsibilities Rather , one makes efforts to create the spiritual atmosphere where one is ! The pursuit of happiness is not in running away - and every husband and wife needs to know that the world (including the private world as applicable to the unit of family ) can not be run on happiness alone Life has to be lived in its trails and tribulations , its duty and beauty

Why she took to the marathon race away from her home

Did she `run away ' on account of the unhappy marriage ? No , her emotions point out the contrary . She leaves a note to her husband ' I am sorry the note I left you was so abrupt . I just wanted you to know I was safe But I shouldn 't have said I 'd be back in a day or two . I won 't be back for a while . I 'm on a trip . I needed all of a sudden to go , without saying where , because I don 't know where . I know this is not like me . I know that . But believe me , I am safe and I am not crazy , I felt as though if I didn 't do this , I wouldn 't be safe and I would be crazy (Berg , 1996 ,p , 3 ) The relationship between wife and husband is like the pair of opposites (Good and bad , happiness and sorrow etc from the day of marriage . Every woman feels that she is imprisoned after the marriage . She feels many of her privileges are taken away . She lives the life as per a particular pattern . And many times she envies the freedom that the men enjoy . Some hidden psychological grudge persists even among the most affectionate , most home-loving woman . The caged bird , views the free birds sitting on the greenery and chirping nonchalantly , without caring a wee-bit for the world around

To break away by hatred is much easier than to break away from love That too from a man and the family to whom you are tagged on with by the sacred institution of marriage is not the easiest of the tasks . The word `Vivaha , the Sanskrit word , is equivalent of Marriage in English . This word is beautifully composed . `Vaha ' means to flow , `Vi ' means harmoniously together . Therefore , the word Vivaha means to flow together harmoniously . Two distinct individuals , two separate personalities , born bred and brought up in different sets of...