19-12-2019, 08:27 PM
Thanks NovelNavel for sharing your views. I will make an attempt to convince you with my characterization of Prabhu.
1. Though prabu started the seduction in the selfish mind and wanting to use her, he must have subsequently fallen in love with meera.
This is a bit complicated for the use of word 'Love". In future, very frequently we may have to argue on this.
There is distinct difference between Love and Lust. Lust is very narrowly pointed but love is wide in application. Love calls for care, attachment, emotional support etc. People are ready for sacrificing everything even life for loved ones. Love is very strong emotional affection not to create permanent distress for loved ones.Mother starves but feed her child out of love. She is ready to get punished for happiness of her children.
Lets Prabhu-Meera conversation in old temple.
Meera says:
“What have you done to me, because of my loneliness when he was not there I just spent time with you as friend. I never expected to sleep with you, I never in my dreams too thought that I would betray my husband.” “Your virility has won over my chastity. A man and a woman should never meet alone. After that first time we enjoyed together I felt like committing suicide but I had no heart to leave my husband to suffer alone with the kids .. I thought that I should never meet you again .. but the sexual pleasure you showed me that day in bed made me forget about honour, dignity and made me go back to you again and again,”
What Prabhu has in reply:
“Every time when I looked at Saravanan after enjoying you I felt miserable .. but your beauty hmm .. the agony I suffered in the nights only I knew. On one side my friend, on the other side you. Every time friendship lost out to your beauty.”
Meera expresses her helplessness to lust and desires to commit suicide. Prabhu also expresses his helplessness but pushes Meera to darkness. He is more worried for friendship and Saravana but not at all for Meera.
" Make life of your loved one miserable and push her to the point of suicide for self pleasure." If it is acceptable attitude of 'Love' then definitely Prabhu loved Meera..
2. Once his father found their affair, he do not want that to be exposed to others in their family or outside, so he silently agreed for the marriage.
Agreed. This does not change his character as I observe.
3. Uncle daughter means that she must be already known to him and their family would have decided their marriage when they are young. Prabu father must of told some reason to make it happen soon.
Agreed and my observation is also same. Marriage between them was pre-planned.
4. Considering the job and visa reasons, Prabu is definitely not in Gulf. He must be staying with his wife elsewhere by either working or doing some business.
Not agreed. Original author mentioned Prabhu is leaving for Gulf. There is no valid reason for dis-agreement.
""I am going back to the gulf, I promise, it’s even possible that my dead body would go missing, but it would never come back here again.”"
Also getting a decent job immediately or starting a profitable business in a new place does not seem to be very easy at that time. He had already been established at Gulf. There is no justifiable reasons for him to risk his life further.
5. Prabu did not willingly marry his uncle daughter. Therefore, he will surely think about Meera many times a day like how she does.
No where in the story it supports that he did not marry willingly. Definitely, he will think of Meera very regularly for many reasons. Even he may imagine fucking Meera while mating with his wife. This does not change his character.
6. Prabu agreed for marriage and left the town only to safeguard the life of meera and for the guilt of being unfaithful to his friend. He has already promised saravanan that he will not come across their life. So he did not call meera.
Seems to be not logical. All of a sudden, change morality and feeling for Saravana does not suit his earlier behaviour. Also if he really wanted to safeguard the life of Meera, he would have informed her. Moreover, he would definitely not lure Meera in old temple for sexual pleasures.
7. Meera has given her heart first to Prabu much before her body. It is her first love. She also had a great sex life during those time. So, She can never forget prabu in her life. In the short period, prabu has given more happiness than that saravanan gave in seven years. All sex happened in the house that she currently lives in. So, it will be reminded to her daily.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
8. Saravanan is aware of the Love of meera towards prabu. He understood that when she was not able forget him even after over two years and often thinking about their affair. He knows that she loves prabu more than him. He has completely stolen her heart and body.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
9. Saravanan wants his wife to be happy. It will happen only if prabu is there. If prabu comes again, saravanan himself will talk to him to accept his wife that is suffering with his love and memories.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
10. Saravanan would have matured himself now to accept the consequences that can arise if the affair is revived or meera goes with prabu forever. After trying all the attempts to keep her happy, he now knows that he failed completely to redeem his wife back as old Meera. He understood that only thing that can give happiness to her is prabu. So, obviously he will get Prabu and Meera united.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
With approval of forum only I will proceed for characterization of Meera.
1. Though prabu started the seduction in the selfish mind and wanting to use her, he must have subsequently fallen in love with meera.
This is a bit complicated for the use of word 'Love". In future, very frequently we may have to argue on this.
There is distinct difference between Love and Lust. Lust is very narrowly pointed but love is wide in application. Love calls for care, attachment, emotional support etc. People are ready for sacrificing everything even life for loved ones. Love is very strong emotional affection not to create permanent distress for loved ones.Mother starves but feed her child out of love. She is ready to get punished for happiness of her children.
Lets Prabhu-Meera conversation in old temple.
Meera says:
“What have you done to me, because of my loneliness when he was not there I just spent time with you as friend. I never expected to sleep with you, I never in my dreams too thought that I would betray my husband.” “Your virility has won over my chastity. A man and a woman should never meet alone. After that first time we enjoyed together I felt like committing suicide but I had no heart to leave my husband to suffer alone with the kids .. I thought that I should never meet you again .. but the sexual pleasure you showed me that day in bed made me forget about honour, dignity and made me go back to you again and again,”
What Prabhu has in reply:
“Every time when I looked at Saravanan after enjoying you I felt miserable .. but your beauty hmm .. the agony I suffered in the nights only I knew. On one side my friend, on the other side you. Every time friendship lost out to your beauty.”
Meera expresses her helplessness to lust and desires to commit suicide. Prabhu also expresses his helplessness but pushes Meera to darkness. He is more worried for friendship and Saravana but not at all for Meera.
" Make life of your loved one miserable and push her to the point of suicide for self pleasure." If it is acceptable attitude of 'Love' then definitely Prabhu loved Meera..
2. Once his father found their affair, he do not want that to be exposed to others in their family or outside, so he silently agreed for the marriage.
Agreed. This does not change his character as I observe.
3. Uncle daughter means that she must be already known to him and their family would have decided their marriage when they are young. Prabu father must of told some reason to make it happen soon.
Agreed and my observation is also same. Marriage between them was pre-planned.
4. Considering the job and visa reasons, Prabu is definitely not in Gulf. He must be staying with his wife elsewhere by either working or doing some business.
Not agreed. Original author mentioned Prabhu is leaving for Gulf. There is no valid reason for dis-agreement.
""I am going back to the gulf, I promise, it’s even possible that my dead body would go missing, but it would never come back here again.”"
Also getting a decent job immediately or starting a profitable business in a new place does not seem to be very easy at that time. He had already been established at Gulf. There is no justifiable reasons for him to risk his life further.
5. Prabu did not willingly marry his uncle daughter. Therefore, he will surely think about Meera many times a day like how she does.
No where in the story it supports that he did not marry willingly. Definitely, he will think of Meera very regularly for many reasons. Even he may imagine fucking Meera while mating with his wife. This does not change his character.
6. Prabu agreed for marriage and left the town only to safeguard the life of meera and for the guilt of being unfaithful to his friend. He has already promised saravanan that he will not come across their life. So he did not call meera.
Seems to be not logical. All of a sudden, change morality and feeling for Saravana does not suit his earlier behaviour. Also if he really wanted to safeguard the life of Meera, he would have informed her. Moreover, he would definitely not lure Meera in old temple for sexual pleasures.
7. Meera has given her heart first to Prabu much before her body. It is her first love. She also had a great sex life during those time. So, She can never forget prabu in her life. In the short period, prabu has given more happiness than that saravanan gave in seven years. All sex happened in the house that she currently lives in. So, it will be reminded to her daily.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
8. Saravanan is aware of the Love of meera towards prabu. He understood that when she was not able forget him even after over two years and often thinking about their affair. He knows that she loves prabu more than him. He has completely stolen her heart and body.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
9. Saravanan wants his wife to be happy. It will happen only if prabu is there. If prabu comes again, saravanan himself will talk to him to accept his wife that is suffering with his love and memories.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
10. Saravanan would have matured himself now to accept the consequences that can arise if the affair is revived or meera goes with prabu forever. After trying all the attempts to keep her happy, he now knows that he failed completely to redeem his wife back as old Meera. He understood that only thing that can give happiness to her is prabu. So, obviously he will get Prabu and Meera united.
No comments! This is beyond the scope of Prabhu's characterization.
With approval of forum only I will proceed for characterization of Meera.
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