Stench of Kerosene
Gulper makes a choice by omitting suicide, when she finds out that Magna was forced too find a different wife. She keeps Masks flute under her Departs, which always reminds her of him, and his love to her, Outer / Inner Characterization Outer- There is not told about her apprentice, except a “Departs” which is a cloth, that Indies girls wear for different accessions. Silver rings Inner- Very happy, homesick, proud, very happy for “Mare” True love, Development Gulper, develops a lot of feelings for Magna, so strong that It ends in a tragic event.
Her obsession Is stronger then life it ‘s self. Her love for Magna is stronger the the lifework Its self. Magna Gluer’s Husband Magna, is the husband too Gulper, Hess been married too her for seven years, He has a responsibility, in the family to move their generation , and his mother is aware of that they have been together for many years, and still there has not been any progress in making a baby, which results in Guilder’s death. Outer/inner Characterization Outer- none Inner- Nervous, Afraid , lost in thoughts,Respect for family “mother” Daydreamer Submissive role, passive,emotional
Magna develop his own true feelings, when the newborn baby that was place on his lap, all Hess feels, ends in chaos, as he releases his true feeling in his heart for Gulper by yelling and screaming “take him away he smells of Kerosene” in the end, he docent really develop himself in a positive way but in a negative in the truth in his heart for Gulper love that been lost forever. Vivian Manna’s friend Vivian is a friend of Magna and brings the message about Guilder’s death, this news, brings a lot of pain into Manna’s heart and soul.
Magna and Vivian, has a story together since, they knew each other from past “the fair” which comes every seven years,Vivian, and Magna have a very close relationship as friends, since he has a flute, like Magna does. Outer-Small bundle on his shoulder/flute, Haunches Inner- Feeling uneasy, unsure, feeling bad, Manna’s Mother Actions The mother has full control over Magna and controls him, she is ashamed of the fact that Gulper is destitute of offspring and she seek a wife for him, that can bear her child by paying for it, she forgets about his feelings.
Outer/inner Characterizations Inner-Demanding, Cold hearted. Careless Settings and Time Physical setting The event occurs in small village called Lackawanna that is located outside Champ which is in India, The village that Gulper lives in is on a high ground, and there is a road that curves and descends, steeply downhill. And from that point you can see Champ. The stores takes part different place outside Champ, realistic or unrealistic environment the events that take place in this story are all realistic.
Environment details There are a lot of mountains, in this area, many steep curves and slopes, small villages around. Atmosphere It gives you the impression of that, they people live in a very hot, place, since India is a very tropical and hot environment. Characters influenced by the environment Guilder’s parents, live in Champ that shows, they are city people, Magna and Gulper live outside the city of Champ in a small village.
This shows that when young people get married in India, they get to live in some small hut outside the city, where they have too take care of them self s. Just like husband and wife. Social Setting Guilder’s parents are part of the middle / uppercases, people, It seems like parents ho choose their children marriage, are about the same middle / upper-class people and when the ceremony is done, they “happy’ married couple are being downgraded into living in a low/middle class environment.
Where they are forced too live as husband and wife, with a task that is demand, and this task is having a baby. Time The story its self progress its self trough out 2 days, where Manna’s friend comes by, about long past, 7 years back, we get window into the past of a married couple. In other words, we get a lot of history about this couple until present day, and the happening of a tragic event.
Narrator / Point of view The story is being switched between, 3′ rd person and 1 person, there is a story teller, and we get into the characters as they intact with each other trough out the story, and then we get back too the 3 ‘rd person. There’s a bit off mix, and a little bit of omniscient in the story teller. The main character of the story is Magna, since he is the one who gets influenced, trough out the whole story by all the people around him, Gurgle has a important part in this story, since she the one who affects Magna the most in the end.
Composition / Plot Title Stench of Kerosene, 1965 The Title indicates, a very strong symbol of that very tragic and dramatic event can occur in point’s off woman’s/girls life or in the matter of fact, everyone’s life, when people get into a point where there is no turning back, that means, “point of no return” it can lead into a very horrific scenario, with actuality this title shows, we see it in the news, and we see it happen on TV, people setting them self on fire for reasons of desperate and urgent, matters, like no food, no work.
