But, of course, I could not tell her this. It was easier to lie there on my back, apparently paralysed and staring at the ceiling.
This resonates with me. By holding onto her feelings, Tambu protects the "peace" outside her, but that comes with a psychological cost all that is unexpressed in her mind.
But, of course, I could not tell her this. It was easier to lie there on my back, apparently paralysed and staring at the ceiling.
This resonates with me. By holding onto her feelings, Tambu protects the peace outside her, but that comes with a cost of what is unexpressed in her mind.
Having sat down in that chair I began to wonder whether it would have been more appropriate in this English place to sit closer to my uncle and aunt. I debated seriously, agonisingly, for at least two minutes, whether to change my seat to the sofa or not.
The Westernized setting instills a sense of insecurity within Tambu. It reveals her psychological burden of upholding unspoken social decorum.