Linda Elliott-George answers “Why did the author deem it fit to end the...”

Shantinath Chaudhary asked this question about A Fine Balance:

Why did the author deem it fit to end the book with the unexpected and shocking suicide of a lovely character? Don't you think it looked out of place and was unnecessary turn of event in the story? After all, the person had started from Home with a positive resolve, and was made to look a very wise and mature person, so why that sudden change of mind for him? Couldn't an alternate line of story been more suitable?

Linda Elliott-George I believe he still grieved over the loss of his father. and the sight of his two friends (the tailors) in their state as beggars, and what had happene…moreI believe he still grieved over the loss of his father. and the sight of his two friends (the tailors) in their state as beggars, and what had happened to them was just too much for him to accept. As well, he could not even bring himself to say hello when he saw them on the street in front of his Aunt. He could not live with the state of the world or who he had become. The ending also upset me but that is the power of the author, to choose whatever ending he imagines.(less)

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Shantinath Chaudhary Thanks Linda, yes your point of view seems pretty logical. We don't want nice characters to die, but may be in real life sometimes that's what may hap ...more
Nov 26, 2019 11:32PM · flag

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