Question

‘Shadow, mist, storm’ on the one hand, ‘flames, fire,’ on the
other. Comment on the effect of these and similar images of
contrast on the viewer/reader.

Answer 1

Answer:

The author brings the effect of opposites in parlance yet destructive in action to the story of Prakriti, her mother and Ananda the monk in the narrative. The powerful effect of these phrases is relevant to the similar nature of the social order which discriminates equal human beings by virtue of their house of birth. The play makes many such mentions of opposite and contradictory narratives. When we read such instances, we are moved by the powerful connotation of these words individually. However, the comparative appears less distant as opposed to individual dissimilarities.