A Wife's Story

I was surprised seeing the David Mamet reference right at the beginning of the story. I thought the whole story was going to be about just racism after reading the quote "Thursdays for Chinese, Wednesdays for Hispanics, today for Indian." "Let's get her today. See if she cries. See if she walks out." I didn't end being really about racism in America at all. It basically seemed like an "american dream" kind of story. Panna has come to New York to try and make something of herself and move up in the world. When her husband comes to visit from India he gets really into the typical tourist sort of deal. They seem to have an okay marriage, but something about the way they act together just seems weird. The probable reason is because they were matched up by their parents. "My parents, with the help of a marriage broker, who was my mother's cousin, picked out the groom. All i had to do was get to know his taste in food." I would hate it if this were in my religion or culture. I think Panna is going to school in the United States because she is trying to get out of that culture. It seems like her life in Indian sounds pretty nice for her though, "No parents, no servants, to keep us modest." i mean, i think it would be pretty awesome to have servants. but I think that for Panna, she would rather live in a dumpy apartment and be able to do what she wants and marry who she wants, then to live in a palace and live her whole life with someone whom she does not really love. I would be the same way. It is obvious that her husband has strong feelings for her "Come back, now. I have tickets. We have all the things we will ever need. I can't live without you." She seems to get somewhat embarrassed by him at some points, like not wanting to be caught by her friends going on those tours. Overall, after the two years of her studies to get her degree, i don't believe that she will return back to India. She has friends in the U.S., she seems to like the culture, and there are men here that are attracted to her. Also, i liked the reference to Indiana Jones with the "Maybe I'll write Steven Spielberg too; tell him that Indians don't eat monkey brains." i got a good laugh out of that.