From the reading, what do you think Parukutty's reason for killing her own daughter is? Do you feel that her reason can be justified in any way? Why or why not?
I think that even though Parukutty had happy memories with the commisioner she also suffered some consequences with the people of her community and did not want her daughter to go through the same things that she did. I also think that Parukutty's relationship with the commisioner when she was younger had some adverse psychological reactions on her. After her affair with the commisioner she often kept to herself and did not associate with anyone. She also promised to be faithful to him even though she knew he was getting married and since she kept her promise it affected her life. I don't think that killing her own daughter was the right way to protect her. It's very extreme and makes me wonder why she thinks that death would be the best choice for her daughter.
I think Parukutty killed her daughter because she didn't want her daughter to go through the same things she went through in life. She was afraid that her daughter would fall in love and then get hurt by her lover (the commissioner) in the end just like the relationship she experienced with the commissioner when she was younger. In a sick way, she thought she was protecting her daughter by killing her but I don't think killing her daughter could be justified in anyway!
I think that Parukutty killed her daughter because even though she had happy memories with the commissioner, she was left with a life of unhappiness when he left her. Parukutty was only trying to protect her daugter from going through the same misery that Parukutty went through with the commissioner. When the commissioner came back with his two daughters, she realized that no matter how faithful and loving she was to him, she never got the same in return because he left her to get married. Knowing that the commissioner saw the same thing he had once loved her for in her daughter, she wanted to protect her from a lifetime of lonliness and grief that he had put on her.
In this story we see that Parukutty has an extraordinary amount of love for her daughter Lakshmikutty, who was in a sense a living reminder of the love Parukutty and the commissioner had for each other. Do you think parukutty killed her daughter to have some kind of revenge on the commissioner by making him feel responsible for her death, or do you think it is possible that she killed Lakshmikutty to prevent the commissioner from taking away the only thing she loved in life?
I think Parukutty took her daughter's life for her own protection. She knew what she had dealt with and gone through at her age and didn't want her daughter to go through the same. I don't believe it can be justified at all because she took something away from her daughter that could have turned out completely opposite from what she felt. Although she is filled with many happy memories from her child hood the bad one about her and the commisioner seem to stand out in her head the most. These thoughts make her feel as if killing her daughter was the right thing to do when really it's just sick!
I don't think that there is any justification for killing her daughter. I think that Parukutty sees what she did as being the right thing to do because she was "saving" her daughter from the heart ache and trouble that she went through when she was her daughter's age. Even though Parukutty has so many happy memories of her time with the Commissioner, she only focuses on the one negative time that they shared. I guess the old saying that the one spoiled apple ruins the whole basket of apples is true, regardless of the happy times, Parukutty lets the negative time out shine the rest. Ultimately I don't think that at this time Parukutty does not have the right to control her daughters life and deciding to end that life is beyond a parent's wanting to control their child's life. So even though she thinks what she is doing is a good thing, in reality there is not way, in my opinion, that the action of killing your own daughter can be justified.
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Parukutty was filled with memories of happy times with the Commissioner, so why did she kill her daughter to prevent his "request?"
From the reading, what do you think Parukutty's reason for killing her own daughter is? Do you feel that her reason can be justified in any way? Why or why not?
Make-up for quiz on March 19, 2008
I think that even though Parukutty had happy memories with the commisioner she also suffered some consequences with the people of her community and did not want her daughter to go through the same things that she did. I also think that Parukutty's relationship with the commisioner when she was younger had some adverse psychological reactions on her. After her affair with the commisioner she often kept to herself and did not associate with anyone. She also promised to be faithful to him even though she knew he was getting married and since she kept her promise it affected her life. I don't think that killing her own daughter was the right way to protect her. It's very extreme and makes me wonder why she thinks that death would be the best choice for her daughter.
I think Parukutty killed her daughter because she didn't want her daughter to go through the same things she went through in life. She was afraid that her daughter would fall in love and then get hurt by her lover (the commissioner) in the end just like the relationship she experienced with the commissioner when she was younger. In a sick way, she thought she was protecting her daughter by killing her but I don't think killing her daughter could be justified in anyway!
I think that Parukutty killed her daughter because even though she had happy memories with the commissioner, she was left with a life of unhappiness when he left her. Parukutty was only trying to protect her daugter from going through the same misery that Parukutty went through with the commissioner. When the commissioner came back with his two daughters, she realized that no matter how faithful and loving she was to him, she never got the same in return because he left her to get married. Knowing that the commissioner saw the same thing he had once loved her for in her daughter, she wanted to protect her from a lifetime of lonliness and grief that he had put on her.
In this story we see that Parukutty has an extraordinary amount of love for her daughter Lakshmikutty, who was in a sense a living reminder of the love Parukutty and the commissioner had for each other. Do you think parukutty killed her daughter to have some kind of revenge on the commissioner by making him feel responsible for her death, or do you think it is possible that she killed Lakshmikutty to prevent the commissioner from taking away the only thing she loved in life?
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I think Parukutty took her daughter's life for her own protection. She knew what she had dealt with and gone through at her age and didn't want her daughter to go through the same. I don't believe it can be justified at all because she took something away from her daughter that could have turned out completely opposite from what she felt. Although she is filled with many happy memories from her child hood the bad one about her and the commisioner seem to stand out in her head the most. These thoughts make her feel as if killing her daughter was the right thing to do when really it's just sick!
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I don't think that there is any justification for killing her daughter. I think that Parukutty sees what she did as being the right thing to do because she was "saving" her daughter from the heart ache and trouble that she went through when she was her daughter's age. Even though Parukutty has so many happy memories of her time with the Commissioner, she only focuses on the one negative time that they shared. I guess the old saying that the one spoiled apple ruins the whole basket of apples is true, regardless of the happy times, Parukutty lets the negative time out shine the rest. Ultimately I don't think that at this time Parukutty does not have the right to control her daughters life and deciding to end that life is beyond a parent's wanting to control their child's life. So even though she thinks what she is doing is a good thing, in reality there is not way, in my opinion, that the action of killing your own daughter can be justified.
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