The reading, "This Blessed House" was interesting on many different levels. I enjoyed reading and anyalyzing the relationship between Twinkle and Sanjeev. Throughout the story, we see Sanjeev's reactions climax to the point where he cannot stand the religious items Twinkle keeps finding. At this part in the story, he confesses that "he did not know if he loved her" (147). His constant questioning and inability or lack of ambition to say something makes me wonder about his character. Though he his older and more mature in a business setting, is he really as emotionally and intellectually mature as Twinkle? Also, he seems torn between what "should" be found in a wife and what he thinks loves/loved about Twinkle and their first encounters. For him, I think Twinkle is the squiggle for his square. He may get so frustrated and annoyed with her, but, like in the end, he is compelled to stay quiet and let her have her way...

Then the discussion today...looking back at it, I feel like we discussed so much, but got no where...I don't mean it in a bad way, but the notion of connection and how you connect and with whom you feel compelled to connect to is, in a way, overwhelming...As a class, we felt Sanjeev appeared to be more connected to his Indian heritage, not necessarily the culture...Twinkle appears to f Lo A T and innocently enjoy the beauty
around her. I know we talked about Twinkle and Sanjeev and how they may or may not have had trouble identifying with either the American or Indian culture/heritage, but what about this: the author put them together for a reason...instead of looking at the characters individually, why do you think Lahiri chose to place these two different personalities together?