Biimala Essay

household and take care of the children. In line with that she also must try to please her new in-laws.
In the novel, the story not only shows us the struggle of political governance as well as freedom during that time, but also conveys little details of the family structure and how traditional Indian households were like. In the book, Bimala starts off as being a traditional, obedient and caring house wife. She is loyal and faithful to her husband Nikhil, and even forces herself to be respectful towards her nagging sister-in-law.
Here is a quoted example of how Bimala resembles a traditional family wife at the early stages of the story: “I would cautiously and silently get up and take the dust of my husband’s feet without waking him, how at

In the process, Sandip convinces Bimala to steal from her husband, Nikhil. And while in the act of stealing six thousand rupees, she comes to a realization of the terrible crime she has committed. She quoted, “I could not think of my house as separate from my country; I had robbed my house, I had robbed my country. For this sin my house had ceased to be mine, my country also was lost from me.” This part represents a character turning point for the main protagonist. While in the act of thieving and betraying her husband, she realizes that Sandip is –metaphorically –not only corrupting and robbing the nation, but encouraging her and others to do the same. Ultimately she still ends up giving the stolen money to Sandip and receives praises from both Sandip and Amulya, his disciple, for her newly acquired sin. However, Bimala realizes that she has made a mistake by stealing money from her husband and attempts to compensate it with having amulya sell off some of her jewelry to replace the money. Unfortunately though, as Amulya was attempting to give the box of jewelry back, Sandip steals it and gives it back to himself. This event allows Bimala to see that Sandip was only concerned with himself, and for the betterment of the corrupted movement he is leading. This realization allowed her to break free from her dire infatuation with