The Second Night 65-78

The end of the chapter 'The Second Night'

Part1

Balram talks more about the time as ‘driver’, which is more a servant. To the driving, buying whiskey, feet massages comes washing, petting, pampering and walking the two dogs.

Mr. Ashok asked Balram to drive him to Laxmangarh because he was born there but never saw it again. So Balram drove Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam to Laxmangarh in his own uniform and with the Honda city. That’s a grand entry form him. On the way there Pinky Madame was wondering why Mr. Ashok wasn’t driving, why they are driving there anyways and when the f*** re they flying back to America. Mr. Ashok told her, its India, the people drive crazy so no one is driving their self. He wanted to go to Laxmangarh because he was born there and haven’t been back since. About America he just said to talk about it later.

After they got food at the Storks mansion Balram went of to see his family but they were already standing around the Honda City. When Balram went over to his family Kishan raised his hand. Balrma didn’t send money the last 2 months and Kishan left 3 months ago. Kishan got really skinny and  like my father. The women take everything from him. He and the whole family was angry but not really. He got a lot of attention from the whole family, especially when the neighbours were waiting for him at the old house to see his uniform. Kusum, his grandmother, talked about his weeding in the end of the year but Balram wasn’t ready to get married. Kusum wasn’t happy with him to disagree. Balram pushed the food away, screamed NO! and walked out of the house. After half an hour he went back to the mansion where Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam were already waiting. On the way out of the town Balram drove by all the women like Kusum and his aunt. They were really surprised he didn’t come back to apologize and got angry when he didn’t stop with the car.

Pinky Madam and Mr. Ashok were talking about the question about America. In the beginning Mr. Ashok really wanted to come to India for only 2 weeks but then he realized he could do so much more in India then in New York and the live is better, were else do they have a servant who brings tea and sweets to the bed while your still lying.

Part2

While reading the last part of the chapter I thought he is going to kill him on the way back to Dhanbad because he got scared they are flying back to America. So I’m surprised Mr. Ashok is still alive and now I’m interested in the why he is going to kill him. Mr. Ashok seems like a really good person to me. He is kind, handsome and interested in a good live. He doesn’t care as much as his brother and father that everyone around him has to work. I think that’s what makes him nicer.

Part3

This is a like about how the life is for a servant in Indian families. It was hard to find a good links so I just got one.

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&contentid=2009061720090617042635680cd9b112a&sectid=2