Cultural studies

? lit is the reflect of smell is one of the main quotes which our lecturer, Mr. Puveneswaran keep on telling to us in his every lesson. This quote answered my question which I asked myself since the first lesson of Literature in English. A great literature is the mirror upon which the realities of life be reflected. A term that used to describe written or mouth material is neckn as literature. By offervas this subject, I could project that literature is all about the obsession with ideas and also a bearing in which we can capture and interpret what has happened and is happening to us in person and to the world as a whole.Broadly speaking, the study of literature allows population to devise new ideas and ethical standpoints and can help individuals to present themselves as better members of society. There are m all little(a) stories that I have study in this semester such as A Dream of China, The Mahogany Table, No Place For A Woman and so on. As the requirement of my c oursework, I choose two short stories such as Everythings arrange and Dey Raju. This Everythings Arranged by Siew Yee Killingley tells about a Ceylonese young woman named Rukumani having secret affair with a Ceylonese boy named Devanayagam while studying at University.Their secret affair discovered by their parents. Rukumani have scramble and suffer because of their family members, relatives and their community as they try to get together in life. The Ceylonese, however educated, still hold to their tradition, beliefs and family values so adamantly. At the exterminate their marriage was called off. Dey Raju by Saras M Manickam is a story about a boy named Raju. Rajus father arranged a marriage for him. Raju incorrectly saw the bride. He refuses to get married because the lady that he design his bride was fat.Amazingly, he comprise out that the fat lady was not his bride. His bride was beautiful. Raju got to make love the truth and talked to his bride. They both chicane each other. According to Mathew Arnold, literary reprehension is a disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is cognize and thought in the world. Using the theories and principles of theoretical reproach, the practical critic defines the standards of perceptiveness and explains, evaluates, or justifies a particular piece of literature.Since there are a few literary criticisms in those two short stories, I found cultural criticism is the most suitable one for those two short stories that I have been chosen. Cultural criticism is known as criticism or analysis of a specific gardening and society on a continuing basis with the end result being nearly sort of practical solution being found to fix any problems. In the Everythings Arranged short story, Indian culture is come up depicted and portrayed. As a Ceylonese, Rukumanis parents believe that marriage is a spiritual thing and if a girl has an affair with a kat to begin with marriage, it is considered as a sin.Th e girls shouldnt be in love before marriage. This can be clearly seen when a man who is a visitor to Rukumanis house said that When we were young our produce never mentioned the word marriage to any of my seven sisters until two days before they were to be married. Everything fixes first, then talk. We can know that they are very genitive and exposed to Indian culture that were truly practiced when Rukumanis mother scolded her by telling that Rukumani have been so brazen and shameless as to spoilt yourself with her beloved ones.Even though she protested herself that she never did anything wrong, her mother cried and told her not to tell about shameful things. I also found evidence for the culture that they belief where the girls shouldnt choose a guy as their life partner by themselves. For an example, How dare you choose somebody for yourself? wept her mother. Moreover, sex is an unloosen that cannot be mentioned in home. There was stated that Rukumanis parents liked to pee-p ee Rukumani was too spiritual to know anything about sex and that topic was never mentioned at home.The Ceylonese, however educated, still hold to their tradition, beliefs and family values so adamantly. preparation failed to change their thinking. Social life is a taboo for their young sons what more(prenominal) for a daughter. Dey Raju is one of the most favorite short stories of mine where I found the pure love between married to be couple. The cultural criticism in this short story is arranged marriage. Raju who works in Kuala Lumpur received a telegram from his father states that Marriage arranged. Come at a time.Even though he hasnt seen his bride, he agreed to his fathers statement and went back to his hometown immediately by train without thinking for a second. When the mates at work ribbed Raju mercilessly about marrying a bride that he had never seen before, he said that Mine was traditional Indian culture with five thousand years of history. By golly, I was uplifted of it. This shows that Raju is still conservation and holds his Tamil culture which is arranged marriage. This is also can be clearly seen when an elderly neighbor from home, auntie Rukku asked him whether he has exercise eyes on his bride and know his brides name ornot. Its our tradition, Auntie Rukku replied Raju. It is being a common thing to modern culture where people can find their own spouses and didnt depend on their parents that yet Raju follows the Indian culture. In a conclusion, I could understand more clearly and well about cultural criticism by adaptation and interpreting those two short stories. I also able to know that the formal study of literature enables us to explain our responses to any text, allows us to articulate the function of literature in an academic and a ain way.