Thursday, April 22, 2010
'Little Girls Playing
Sweet.
One beach-colored.
One brown.
One Loved.
One Loved a Little Less.'
(P. 177, 11~16)
So, as I expected when I was reading the beginning, racism showed up. 'One beach-colored' and 'One Loved' indicate Sophie Mol whose mother is British and has white skin. When she came back to home, all the people welcomed her very well even Baby Kochama wants to be close with Sophie. However, 'One brown' and 'One Loved a Little Less' indicate that Rahel is not getting any true love from other people. Moreover, Rahel was wondering how much her mother love Sophie when Ammu talked to Sophie. Rahel seems like she is afraid of losing loves from people. However, since she is 'Brown' so that she is 'One loved a Little Less'.
Rahel will have more difficult time in the future becuase of her race.
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As i posted earlier in the blog, I think that the way Rahel feels about Sophie Mol is directly related to her family culture. Beucase she lives among a family of Anglophiles, he skin color is not the "desirable" tone, therfore negatively influenecing the way she thinks about herself.
Rahel seems to be very negative about herself. Estha comes off to be content with himself and the world around him where as Rahel is constantly unsure and scared. Maybe that is a good word for Rahel. Scared.
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