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嫁妆制度是缠绕在印度妇女身上的一条绳索。没有嫁妆,女儿就嫁不出去;即使嫁了出去,也要遭到公婆的歧视和虐待。有的材料说,在过去三年里,仅新德里就有上万名妇女,因嫁妆不能满足夫家要求而被虐待致死。近年来,印度各界妇女纷纷集会游行,强烈要求废除嫁妆制度。这篇小说,比较典型地反映了嫁妆制度对印度社会的影响。作者以生动细腻的笔触,刻画了一个敢于反抗嫁妆制度,并最终赢得公众支持的妇女形象,读来感人。
The dowry system is a rope wrapped around Indian women. Without a dowry, her daughter can not marry; even if married, she is also subjected to discrimination and abuse by her in-laws. Some sources say that over the past three years alone, there have been tens of thousands of women in New Delhi who were mistreated and killed because their dowry can not meet the requirements of their husbands. In recent years, women from all walks of life in India have rallied and marched one after another, demanding that the dowry system should be abolished. This novel, more typically, reflects the influence of dowry on Indian society. With vivid and delicate brush strokes, the author portrays a touching image of a woman who dared to resist the dowry system and eventually won public support.