22/9/13
Summary:
A few months later, the entire post office was put on duty at Mr. DPS's house to help with his daughter's wedding. Marigolds and chillies were being hung on the doorway, trees were being draped with party lights, and tender goats were being fetched for the biryani. In the midst of all the chaos and madness, Sampath is assigned the job of filling glasses with sherbet. As always, Sampath gets bored with his tedious task and starts wandering around the house. He looks through doors and cupboards, and comes across a room full of finery. He could see fine peacock silk, and rosy satin and saris of every shade of color imaginable. He finds a box of jewelry and gets dazzled by the different pearls and stones and accessories it contained. He lights a candle and looks at himself at the mirror, feeling carried away. He goes out and dances up and down in front of the marriage tent. He jumps into the fountain and starts disrobing himself, as the audience shriek. His boss fires him on the spot. At home, his father is furious about the whole incidence, and wants him to find another job immediately. Sampath feels so trapped and manipulated in a life he hates. Looking at a guava his mom gives him, he longs and aches for freedom.
Opinion:
To be honest, Sampath seems like a really psychotic and unusual character. His behavior at the wedding party is something that no one would even think of doing, but for a person like Sampath, it doesn't seem too abnormal.
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