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From page 63-78 Balram continues working for the landlords. He gets an new sleepingroom, where he can sleep seperated from Ram Persad. Mr. Ashok also decides, that he wants to visit Laxmangarh, because it is his hometown. So Balram takes Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam there in the Honda city, which is the better car of the two ones they have. On their way to Laxmangarh Pinky Madam and Mr. Ashok argue about going back to New York, so Balram starts to worrie about loosing his job. As they arrive at the lanlords mansion Balrams has some sparetime to see his family. He has a bad conscience, because he hasn't send money to his family for over two month, but they aren't to mad on him. While they are having lunch Kusum, their granny, starts to talk about Balrams wedding and that she already has found a girl for him. Balram tells her that he doesn't want to marry yet and they have a big fight. Balram smashes his meal away in the corner and as Kishan wants to stop him from leaving, he pushes him away. After that Balram just drives his master Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam back without any excuse.



I found it interesting that the people in India get married by there parents. I thought that India would be more progressiv. It is just the wrong way to choose somebody for your marriage, because you're supposed to spent the rest of your life with that person no matter you might benefit from that.
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