Sanjeev

The first time i read this story, i judged Sanjeev for not treating his wife the right way. He seemed to be very caught up in his image and it seemed that he did not care at all about his wifes feelings. The second time i read the story, i noticed a couple of little things. For example, right in the beginning of the story, the first thing that Sanjeev says is to throw away the statue.  Then he argues with his wife a little, by saying that she never cooks with vinegar. All throughout this story, he seems to be talking about his wifes cooking, as if he is not content with it. So right off the bat, the reader gets a sense that Sanjeev seems very critical and almost bitter. Sanjeev also seems to be very sarcastic, as in the second page, he tells her that the 'scheme' seems to be working on her. Also, one phrase that stuck out to me was that Sanjeev states that he will tolerate her for now. He just does not seem to be very happy. Sanjeev also seems to listen to depressing music, and it seems that he doesnt know much about it, becuase the story says that he is reading it. One part of the story, when his wife is on the phone, he talks about how she is delighted about the little things and it makes him feel stupid. Another passage states that he feels short when she wears heals. it almost seems that he is very insecure in himself and in his marriage. One thing that i noticed was that Sanjeev states that he had never been in love before. He also states that he did not think that his relationship with his wife is love, and he does not know what love was, but he knows that this could not be it. this made me feel compassion for Sanjeev, but i think that he loves her more than he realizes, because he is indian and he is letting her put up statues of Christianity and Christ. That seems like its a little something like love to me. Sanjeev seems insecure and he wants to impress others. But I see a little change in him as the story progresses as i feel that he realizes that he loves her more and more.