‘’Dusk over Atlantic Wharf’’ is a short story written by Susmitta Bhattacharya. It tells us about an Indian girl called Lata who lives in the town Cardiff. Lata’s marriage has been arranged and she therefore doesn’t know her husband, Anuj, that well. Her life is in the moment very unfamiliar and she is not happy about how it’s going to turn out. The reason why she got promised away to a stranger, is the fact that Anuj is from Wales and her father believes that she would have a much better life there, than in her native country. All though Lata knows that her father probably is right, she misses her country, friends and old life terribly, and is having a hard time settling down. In the end of the story Lata realizes that there is nothing else to do than accepting her new situation and life.
Characterization of Lata and her relationship.
Lata is an Indian girl, who just immigrated into Wales because of her marriage to Anuj. Her family thinks that it’s the best way to secure her future even though it probably was against her will. ‘’Good future for you, beti, he had said. How did Baba know? He had never stepped out of India ever. So did he not give Ma a good future?’’ Lata and Anuj is newly married, and far from being in love. It is almost awaked because they have nothing in common.
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