A Real Durwan

I would like to start this off by saying that it was very sad, and it almost makes me want to cry. Now, that that is out of the way, there was no quote in particular that stuck out to me and that epitomized the story like some of the others. There were some things that were interesting and important, but nothing that I thought was the most important. One quote that I think really shows a lot of irony and explains the story more so than most of the other interesting quotes was “In short, over the years, Boori Ma’s services came to resemble those of a real durwan.” To me, this line shows irony, but I didn’t realize this until I had finished reading and remembered the line. In the end of the story, the people of the apartments are angry with Boori Ma and they take back the title of durwan. It is ironic that they love her so much and talk about all of their great feelings towards her, but in the end banish her and disown her for the very things they considered her in the start. it is also ironic that throughout the story they rely on her, and they trust her and treat her somewhat like family, and in the end, they hurt her more than anything, and they lose all trust in her, as if she had never gained it in the first place.