pardon the typos....repitition of "store" in the first paragraph and "ashtonishment"...a hasty work always has flaws.

John jee,

A good read again. Thanks for sharing. The fluidity of the prose your story displays as indeed does Sixth Avenue Heartache offers much triangulation to the arrangement of your subject(s), the narrative and the overall plot scheme. An impressive end product overall.

Also enjoyed your discussion with my fellow posters on your take on the feminist perspective evident in Parijaat's writings in relation to your own story. Yes, Komal is the very epitome of, to copy feminist critics Sandra Gubar and Susan Gilbert, the 'madwoman in the attic'. She is 'mad' because she refuses to (initially at least) conform to the standard 'norms' of femininity as enforced by the patriarchal authority and by implication, should be locked up in an 'attic'. This idea of 'madness' is a theme recurrent in much of the western literature by and about women (late 19th and 20th cent - Charlotte P Gilman, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath et al). This fiery squad of 'rebel' writers challenged the very idea of the accepted model that was supposed to be followed by them when producing literary works - something of a tradition passed down by their predecessors. The Yale luminary Harold Bloom coined an intriguing phrase for all of this: ' the anxiety of influence'. They all gave voice and power to their female characters much the same way the male writers gave to men in their writings commensurate with the 'best practice' as passed down by their predecessors. Some feminist writers such as those I mentioned above perhaps went far beyond their idea of bringing madness into their fiction: they did it in real life, in the case of the three writers above, by committing suicide. Plath famously called this idea of death (by whichever means, suicide for instance) as being an art: 'Dying is an art' (Lady Lazarus). Okay, went off tangent there again!

A wonderful read, John, as always. Pse keep on firing away at your keyboard.
Here's to Komal, cheers. :) Carpe diem

nice story, JG!

Is it just me or did I see a couple of Chicago references in the text? You a former chicagoan by any chance?

Intriguing personality, Komal. But, more intriguing is the personality who mourned the loss of the warrior!

Galt, you are wonderful to ressurect this woman's uniqueness.


As for the "stuff" on sitara, you know it's all a myth if not a hype.

John bro, ramro cha ni, if that story was hasty, i wonder how good the dedicated one will be.

was good read.. its like pepsi
yo dil mancha more!

Thanks lahureji,

You are always delight to read. Being in a minuscule time frame at all times, I was unable to throw myself in the high octane posts of "...heartache" marathon. My sincere apologies.

This post however lacked the in-style subject matter of "....heartache" futher aggravated by my grammatical and spelling errors and thus could not be as fast paced as the former one.

As I was typing this post, I had Mary Wollstonecraft in mind along with Jane Austen, their noteworthy creations in 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women' and 'Emma' respectively are simply enthralling.

Virginia Woolf could have been taken into consideration, but I was momentarily appalled by her smothering outcry in 'Sketch of the past' which took years to be revealed and which could have been an instant retaliation to her abuser.

Once again, thanks for your kind words and spending sometime to read my nonsense.

Sitara,
Thanks for reading.....myth or hype...I believe in what I say.

John doe,
Yes, there were a few references of chicago, I never really lived there, but was at a close proximity, if three hours away relative to the vast expanse of america is a proximity at all. I believe I had seen you in the forum of the nepalese website of chicago, correct me if I am wrong.

Redstone,
A refined post for a newbie like me would take eons...not worth waiting. Thanks for your compliments.

Thought this was about the movie " Boys don't cry" until I ventured opening the thread. Sure am glad to know, you are not one of those males who see independent, outspoken females as a nuisance.

As for Komal, I think it's love for her parents that made her succumb, rather than peer pressure(?). There's nothing we wouldn't do for them if it makes them happy.On the other hand, nobody's parents would really ask their children to do sumthing, if they know it made their children sad for the rest of their lives.

Anyways, cheers to our mighty warrior KOMAL, with a heart as soft as her name so aptly depicts.

Thanks for the lovely read John_Galt. Do keep writing !

Miss Croft,

The title was plagiarized from the movie where Hillary Swank fails to indentify herself as a female, Komal did know she was a female, but wanted to break the glass ceiling. Thanks for reading.

John G,
Nice presentation! I like the way you have portrayed the character and my admiration for your effort to understand and acknowledge her personality... believe me, we rarely find people like you.. (thats what i have summarized reading your work.)

Komal reminds me of my Prof./Mentor/God mother who has been bestowed upon with great assests namely, assertiveness, intelligence and kindness. I am very fortunate to get acquainted with her during my academic pursuit. She has chosen the hardest route, though surely the best one. She is and will always remain in my heart as my guardian angel.

Mr. Galt, I used to write in that forum some time ago, but under a different alias. Have we met? (online, of course!)

Well,

I have no idea Mr. Doe, but your pseudonym sounds familiar. If I have never met you online before, I am glad we met here.

Vantage,
Where were you??? I have met you after ages....thanks for reading....and for your kind words....wish everyone has a mentor like you. I find my mentor in life itself....has taught me a lot of things which could not have been taught by anyone else.

John jee,
Yes, your conspicous absense from the 'Heartache' thread was acutely felt. The 'marathon' did however go ahead all the same!

You mention one prominent name in the feminit literary corpus produced by female English writers: Marry Wollestoncraft. Many of her successors were later to use her book as an early and critical manual in the feminist discourse. There's then her predecessor - another fiery Restoration extraordinnaire in the form of Aphra Behn who wrote plays, many controversial because of their decidedly 'feminist' overtone, though the word 'feminist' had not even appeared in the dictionary during when she wrote those plays! Oh, Wollestoncraft's daughter, Marry (the creator of the Frankenstein monster) was famously married to Shelley - another Oxonian and the Romantic genius. I devour his poetry.

John thanks for sharing the info. Pse do keep them coming and have nice weekend.
Carpe diem.

John,
Pleasure is all mine. Have had quite hectic schedule lately.. however i have managed to steal some time to browse Sajha's threads.
Certainly, life teaches us to cope up with circumstances regarless of their complexities. Guidance is always helpful to co-create our world our way... what do you think?

Sandhurst, the same Mary shelley of the Frankenstein fame?

Mr. Galt, this one is growing too.:) Do keep us entertained.