The Young Couple

The Young Couple

It is a story about a newly married couple and their struggle to be

independent. The wife is English and the husband is Indian. They

decide to live in India. When they arrive they are full of plans and

excitement as they see their new life together as a welcome

challenge. As the story progresses it becomes clear that the husband

will not be able to find work without the help of his parents. Their

dreams of independence are slowly corroded by the “Indian way of life

and by the end of the story the couple find themselves on the brink of

moving in with the husband’s family.

Key Themes and Issues

* Traditional and modern ways of life

* The role of women within Indian society

* Relationship between parents and children

Traditional and modern ways of life

The young couple in the story represent modernity and the husband’s

family traditionalism. The couple initially fight against the

traditional way of Indian life but are soon overwhelmed by it.

The writer uses many techniques to highlight the battle. For example

their flat which is a have...