English-II

Assignment-1

Reflection of the First Class

Submitted by:

Sauhardika Karki

217047

BBA 2022

Section A

Submitted to:

Binod Duwadi

Faculty of English
Q1. How do you germinate your ideas on ‘arrange marriage’? Explain it.

Arranged marriage is simply a way of finding a suitable partner through parents’ connections. It

is not necessarily a bad way of marrying someone but it has its drawbacks. Here are some of the

features of arranged marriage:

● This marriage connects people of the same cultural background.

● The partners might not be accepting of each other’s flaws.

● Family pressure will play a major role in this type of marriage.

● There’s a high chance of people not getting a way out of a toxic marriage due to family

reputation.

● People with poor social skills will get a chance to find a life-long partner.

● Families of both sides will be accepting of each other.

Overall, the idea of arranged marriage is beautiful yet it has its drawbacks. It depends on each

person how they choose their partner to spend a lifetime together as a family.

Q2. Why did Nanda change her mindset regarding the arranged marriage system despite

being born in America?

Despite being born in America, Nanda is an Indian by heart. However, her nationality and race

weren’t a factor in her opinion about marriage. She researched the ratio of people divorced in

America and India. She found that people in India, mostly those with arranged marriages, were

found comparatively happier than those in America.

On the other hand, Americans married in a haste while Indians with arranged marriages took

time to understand class, caste, level, prestige, education, and independence before marriage.

These resulted in a higher divorce rate in America than in India. With time, Nanda changed her

mindset about typical arranged marriages.

Q3. If you were the writer what would you do? Jot down your thoughts.

If I were the writer, I wouldn’t have a biased opinion on arranged or love marriages. I think

marriage is about two people accepting each other as families. Without the feeling of love and

respect, no marriage is complete. Arranged marriage doesn’t mean there will be no love. They

will get a chance to choose to love each other. On the other hand, love marriages are defined by

the word ‘love.’ When you love someone like a family way before marriage, it is bound to be a

happy marriage.

Toxicity can be found in both the marriage types. Once again, it depends on the individual. So,

my opinion would be that in both marriages, you have the option to choose the one you want to

love which we don’t usually get in any other relationships. We don’t get to choose our parents,

siblings, relatives, or children. But, we have the choice to make a choice whom to love for the

rest of our lives. So, one should be careful in both marriages.