Character sketch of anita satpute of sole provider, lonely worrior
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The feature article is about the life of Anita Satpute, a domestic worker in Mumbai. We
learn a lot about her life, her work and living conditions. The journalist allows her to talk without
interrupting and you must have noticed the very large number of direct quotations. In addition
to making Satpute’s story more authentic and convincing, the sentences which are quoted in
original give it a regional flavour.
The story of Anita Satpute has a much wider social significance. It throws light on the
work conditions of poor domestic workers, many of whom have migrated from villages to the
big cities in search of livelihood. At the same time Satpute’s situation underlines the position of
women. Satpute was obviously considered a burden by her parents and tied to the first man
who would take her. Poor and illiterate themselves, maybe it never occurred to Satpute’s
parents that there could be other options in life-like encouraging their daughter to complete her
education and find a good job. Social conditioning of girls is so strong that they quietly submit
to their parents’ decisions. Maybe it never crossed Satpute’s mind that she could leave her
husband if she was not happy with her parents’ choice.
You must not forget that the journalist’s main objective is to raise awareness about the
living conditions of domestic workers, sensitize us to the exploitation they face and maybe
change the way we treat our own domestic helpers. One way to do that would have been to
compile statistics about the total number of domestic workers, their average wages, or other
things and write an article in general terms. Do you think it would have been effective? The
image that remains in our mind is of Satpute’s stale chappatis, which become a symbol of her
deprivation and exploitation. Faleiro manages to evoke our sympathy for this poor lady, in
whom the desire for beauty has survived in spite of her harsh conditions.
Sonia Faleiro has succeeded in her purpose precisely because she has avoided an
impersonal approach. By allowing Anita Satpute to talk, mostly in her own words, about her
struggle, the writer has managed to acquaint us with the domestic worker’s innermost thoughts—
her anger towards her parents, her disappointment with her husband and her hopes for her
children. Satpute’s children will never be forced to take up domestic work as their mother will
ensure that they complete their educatio
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