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The Weed

The story is about Angoori, a young and beautiful village girl who becomes the second wife of Prabhati, an old widower. As a woman in Indian society, Angoori is dependent on male figures like her husband and follows traditional customs, including wearing customary jewelry and keeping purdah. The story illustrates how Indian society is dominated by patriarchal systems, as important decisions for women are made by men. It also shows the misconception that reading and writing were considered sins for women. Though Angoori is attracted to the young Ram Tara, she believes it is due to succumbing to the charms of weed, rather than protesting her loveless marriage to the much older Prab

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The Weed

The story is about Angoori, a young and beautiful village girl who becomes the second wife of Prabhati, an old widower. As a woman in Indian society, Angoori is dependent on male figures like her husband and follows traditional customs, including wearing customary jewelry and keeping purdah. The story illustrates how Indian society is dominated by patriarchal systems, as important decisions for women are made by men. It also shows the misconception that reading and writing were considered sins for women. Though Angoori is attracted to the young Ram Tara, she believes it is due to succumbing to the charms of weed, rather than protesting her loveless marriage to the much older Prab

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‘The Weed’ is a beautiful story of a Village girl. Her name is Angoori.

She is typical Indian village girl,


young, and beautiful. The narrator of the story is the writer herself. Angoori was new bride of the old
servant of narrator’s neighbour’s. Angoori is the second wife of her husband, Prabhati. On the
contrary to Angoori beauty Prabhati was old, short and loose jawed.

Prabhati went to his home to cremate his first wife. Angoori father requested him as Angoori his
second wife. This shows Indian patriarchal social system that women in Indian society are dependent
on the men who may be a husband or a son. In Indian society the important decisions of women are
taken by the men.

At first Angoori kept purdah from both men and women. Later it shrinks until to cover only her hair.
She was orthodox Hindu woman. The character of Angoori shows the Indian social custom and
dominating Indian patriarchal system. Angoori wears an ankle, a ring, a bracelet, a band, necklace
etc. She was typical Indian woman wearing all these things as per Indian social custom. The story
shows the horrible custom that Angoori could not read or write because according to her it was sin for
women. Angoori has also misconception that reading and writing is not sin for the city women.

Towards the end of the story, Angoori is also seen vulnerable to the charm of the weed. But her
natural affection for Ram Tara is in truth her instinctive protest against the prevailing. But her natural
affection for Ram Tara is in truth her instinctive protest against the prevailing marriage system of her
society. In an essentially male-dominated society, she was compelled to marriage system of her
society. In an essentially male-dominated society, she was compelled to marry the aged widower
Prabhati, who was much less than a match for her.

Finally, when she is attracted to the young and handsome Ram Tara she does not blame it on her
loneliness or loveless marriage; she strongly believes that she has also unknowingly succumbed to
the charm of weed.

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