“Day Trippers” is a short story, written by Raman Mundari. Through this analytical essay, “Day Trippers” will be examined by the use of analytical models intended for short stories. Among these, there will be a focus on composition, characterization, themes, and message. The purpose of this examination is to achieve an understanding of Raman Mundari’s thoughts behind this short story.
In “Day Trippers” you are introduced to Parminder and Gurpreet, who both have an Indian background, which they have dissociated themselves from. Parminder has a husband called David, and two sons, while Gurpreet has a wife called Aisling, and two daughters. Both Parminder and Gurpreet feel like something is missing. Parminder and Gurpreet meet for the first time at a reunion meal, created by Parminder and Aisling, who were friends in university. Almost a year later Parminder and Gurpreet meet again by chance, were they feel some kind of attraction to each other. This results in an affair. Parminder and Gurpreet is connecting to their Indian background, and suddenly they discover that this is what they are longing for.
At first, it is highly relevant to look at the author of this short story. The author is called Raman Mundari, which sounds like a typical Indian name. This affects the short story, as it is about two Indians living in the United Kingdom. This means that the text and the author have the effect of being more trustworthy because it is accountable to assume that Mundari knows much about this topic.
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