Character of Mrs.Angela Mary Christiani of Love Love Love alone by V.S Naipaul in 80words.
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Angela Mary Christiani, the wife of a famous and rich doctor, Henry Hubert Christiani, sacrifices her name, fame, wealth and prestige for the sake of love. She leaves her husband simply because she can't stand the clean doctor's smell. She is now living with Toni who is almost always drunk and is badly dressed.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE ALONE BY V.S. NAIPAUL
CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Published in 1959, nine years after Naipaul migrated to England, Miguel Street unfolds against the backdrop of World War II (1939-1945) and the American military occupation of Trinidad. This period also coincided with increased urban-rural migration of Indians in Trinidad and the heightened pace and visibility of the acculturation process. Love Love Love Alone, is one of the short stories in Miguel Street. It is named after Lord Caressers calypso about Edward VIII who forsook the British throne to marry a commoner and divorcee. This statement on the ennobling power of love to transcend class barriers is the counterpoint to the story of a woman who leaves a sanitized, professional husband and luxurious lifestyle for a Miguel Street slum dwelling and an unkempt, drunken, abusive lover.
V.S. Naipaul spins his tale about human relationships against the familiar backdrop of Trinidad where he had lived; the events in the story take place in Miguel Street of Trinidad, West Indies. But what he masterfully depicts is the ironical love-hate relationship between an ill-matched couple. The story simply related is hard-hitting and shows how love disappears out of the window when the harsh realities of life stare a person in the face. Angela deserts her husband to seek adventure with Toni but then leaves him to return to her luxurious life. Love is squashed when selfishness comes to the fore.
Naipaul here deals with the contradictions that are inherent in the theme of love. Angela Mary Christiani, the wife of a famous and rich doctor, Henry Hubert Christiani, sacrifices her name, fame, wealth and prestige for the sake of love. She leaves her husband simply because she can't stand the clean doctor's smell. She is now living with Toni who is almost always drunk and is badly dressed. He reeks and emits a foul smell. The way the two dress and behave offer a sharp contrast and people wonder how a woman like Mrs. Hereira/Mrs Christiani) got mixed up with Toni. It was hard enough to imagine Mrs. Hereira/Mrs. Christiani in love with him. But it was impossible to imagine him being in love with anybody. He was like his animal, like his dog.