|
|
| Plot Summary of Devdas |
|---|
"Devdas and Parvati (A.K.A Paro) have been lovers since childhood. The only difference between the two is that Devdas is the son of a rich businessman, while Paro is from a middle class household. When the two express their desire to get married, Paro's mother goes to Devdas's house to discuss the marriage, where she is humiliated, and told to get out. Paro's mother challenges Devdas's family, and says that she will get her daughter married into the richest family. When Devdas finds out about the humiliation that Paro's family had suffered, he leaves his house in rage, and goes to an old friend named Chuni, who is drunk almost all the time he is awake, and hangs
out in bars. When Devdas accompanies him to a bar one day, he meets one of the dancers there named Chandermuki, who immediately falls in love with him. Devdas on the other hand doesn't reciprocate,
especially after he finds out that Paro just got married. Now in deep sorrow, Devdas makes alcohol his best friend in an effort to forget the one he loves most. Eventually, the amount of alcohol in his body reaches such a high point, that Devdas obtains cancer. Now that he knows that he has a short time to live, he wishes to see Paro just once before dying. But the question is; will Devdas be able to meet her, especially when time is running out.
"
Walid Khalid, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
| Review Analysis of Devdas |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- of a different social class
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Saratchandra Chattopadhyay Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR:
 Walid Khalid
SCHOLARS:
| |
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Online Dating Advice
George W. Bush
2:35:28 AM
Southampton Row
1:48:17 AM
Megan Whalen Turner
1:11:22 AM
Robert Stanek
11:36:14 PM
Gordon Korman
11:31:13 PM
Suzanne Collins
10:33:41 PM
Adele Geras
9:27:08 PM
Libba Bray
6:34:03 PM
Online Dating Advice
4:49:57 PM
David Pelzer
4:02:14 PM
General Discussion (All Topics)
3:39:55 PM
Teri Woods
2:37:27 PM
Ellen Hopkins
2:10:41 PM
Ray Bradbury
12:33:12 PM
The worst part of the Lord of the Rings
10:48:28 AM
Audrey Niffenegger
12:35:29 AM
Cassie Edwards
11:17:01 PM
Terry Brooks
8:59:21 PM
Walter Dean Myers
8:32:48 PM
Robert Cormier
4:38:38 PM
More message boards
|
