B.A. FIRST YEAR THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY CHAPTER- 10 MARRIAGES ARE MADE BY EUNICE D'SOUZA NOTES

MARRIAGES ARE MADE BY EUNICE DE SOUZA

Eunice De Souza Born In 1940 She Was Educated Both In Indian And Abroad. When She Was Retired From St. Zavier's College Mumbai She Had Firmly Established Her Identity As A Teacher Thinker And Writer. One Of The Key Issue That It A Constant Voice Throughout Her Writing Is The Plight Of The Indian Women In Various Contexts In The Present Poem Prescribed For Your Course We See That The Protagonist Elena Is To Be Married.

Decrease Of The Poem Is The Marriage Of Elina Cousin Of Narrator Of The Poem.The Formalities That Have Been Completed Or Actually A Series of Humiliating And Embarrassing. First Her Family History Is Examine Are Made To Find Out No Case Of TB Or Madness In The Family. After That Her Father Is Enough Financial Sound Position Or Not. She Is Regarded As A Commodity Or An Object Or Animal That Need To Be Clinically Examined. While Her Inner Feelings Are Ignored Her Physical Aspects Are Focused Upon By The Elder Relatives Or The Middle man. They Suspiciously Examine Her Eyes To Ensure That They Are Perfectly Normal And There Is No Squint In Her Eyes. Even Her Teeth Are Checked To Rule Out The Possibility Of Cavities.

With Heavy Sarcasm The Poet Says That Even The Stool Of The Prospective Bride Are Examined To Rule Out The Possibilities Of Worms The Groom Is Presumed To Be In All Respect And The Poem Seems To Suggest It Is Not Necessary To Conduct Any Kind Of Enquiry Or Examination Regarding Him. However Her Fair Complex Make Up For Her So Cold Lesser Attributes. 

Thus Elena Is Chosen As An Appropriate Bride For Francisco Noronha Prabhu A Good Match From A Goan Catholic Community. The Grooms Family Highlight The Predominant Attitude Of Male Superiority And Gender Injustice. Marriage Are Made By Social Force That Delight The Dignity And True Worth Of A Woman.