In my English we are watching a movie about widows from India in 1938 called "Water." According to Hindu scriptures women have three choices when there husband dies, they can remarry a younger brother if the family permits, they have to burn themselves with their husand, or go live in exile. This belief was carried into religious law for a long time.
When I think of a widow I think of an old person, but in India it was common for children, sometimes as young as 8, to be married off. The widows were considered bad omens, forced to cut their hair, remove jewelry, refrain from make-up and only wear white clothes. They had to beg on the streets for money, they could only eat one meal a day, and were not allowed to eat sweets.
With help from Ghandi, many of the laws have been lifted. The dress code no longer exists, and because of new laws for the marriage of children, child-widows is less common. Widows still rarely remarry and society still considers them bad luck(Kamat).
Kamat, Jyotsna. "Plot of Widows in India." Kamats Potpourri. 28 Jan 2010. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Photograph. "Movie Review Water: 64." Hubpages. Hubpages Inc. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Video. "Water." IMDb Video: The Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Web 3 Mar 2010
When I think of a widow I think of an old person, but in India it was common for children, sometimes as young as 8, to be married off. The widows were considered bad omens, forced to cut their hair, remove jewelry, refrain from make-up and only wear white clothes. They had to beg on the streets for money, they could only eat one meal a day, and were not allowed to eat sweets.
With help from Ghandi, many of the laws have been lifted. The dress code no longer exists, and because of new laws for the marriage of children, child-widows is less common. Widows still rarely remarry and society still considers them bad luck(Kamat).
Kamat, Jyotsna. "Plot of Widows in India." Kamats Potpourri. 28 Jan 2010. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Photograph. "Movie Review Water: 64." Hubpages. Hubpages Inc. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Video. "Water." IMDb Video: The Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Web 3 Mar 2010
I seriously want to watch that movie. It sounds interesting. I just might have to go find it at the library or something
ReplyDeleteThe movie is gorgeous.
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