write the introduction of the story The BLUE BEAD atleast one page
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The Blue Bead: A Commentary
Norah Aileen Burke was most famous for her style of description of life in India during the early 20th century. “The Blue Bead” is based on the simple, innocent wish of Sibia who’s the main character of the story.
The story is set up in a typical Indian village of the 20th-century. And the description about the situations is on point; realistic, simple yet effective in grabbing the reader’s attention. The author takes her time to describe the surrounding where the story takes place; starting from the crocodile and river. The description builds an anticipation in the reader’s mind about what’s gonna happen next.
The writing style is quite elegant with a touch of Indian colloquialness. Though there are several characters, utmost importance and most scenes are given to Sibia’s character and to the description of the place. Sibia’s character is quite simple, innocent yet brave; a girl with a small wish to have a new necklace.
The plot is quite simple but has its own powerful message to convey – if you want something badly enough and have patience to wait and work for it then you’re bound to get it.
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The short story “The blue bead” written by Norah Burke in 1953 is all about a twelve-year-old girl; her heroic deed and a simple, innocent wish.
The story starts with the description of a river and a crocodile and then transitions into the description of a twelve-year-old poor girl Sibia. Though she was too poor to buy gems or even blown glass beads, she loved to admire the various types of beads, Kashmiri clothes, even the shining tin trays that were sold in a Bazaar or market near the railhead of the village. All the females in her village had different necklaces made from colourful glass beads which grew in abundance in the jungle, sewn by their respective family needles. But Sibia’s family needle was snapped in half, so she had to wait until they could afford a new needle again.