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Character Sketch of Nomita, , Nomita in the story Matchbox written by Ashapurna Debi is a typical Indian, housewife who is bound to sacrifice many of her ambitions and hopes and, be enslaved in the kitchen. Ashapurna Debi portrays her colorless — without, the hues of a happy life. Her widowed mother thinks that she is successful, in consigning her daughter to a rich family which is not on the merit of, finance but by looks alone. Nomita expects a minimum freedom of reading, the letters addressed to her. Her husband seems to be dubious about the, , letters when he tries to read it without her consent,
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VEY, , It is true what Ashapurna Debi says about Nomita and women in general that, they are like matchboxes settled at the corners of the house with their hidden, power to explode at any time. Nomita follows the example of a matchbox and, she burns with anger when she is helpless. To break the shackles of marital, slavery she is ready to kill herself. Again, she is depicted as a meek innocent, woman who smiles in front of others when a volcano is burning inside her. She, can tear off the mask of her husband’s large heartedness, but she doesn’t., , Thus, she proves to be a prototype of an Indian woman who is meek as a lamb.
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er SKe 0 ., , Ajit, in the story Matchbox by Ashapurna Debi, is the husband of Nomita. He, belongs to a rich joint family. He married Nomita, a member of a poor family,, just because of her beauty. He often makes fun of her family and her old, mother. He has a habit of reading letters that come for his wife. Nomita does, not like this. She had told him many times not to open letters addressed to her., Her taking offence, anger, or trying to shame him is of no use. This ugly habit, of his won't go. When Nomita questions him about the letter from her mother,, , he tries to laugh it away
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He did not like sending money to her mother. During their arguments Ajit uses, harsh words against Nomita, scorns her poverty and calls her a dung picker’s, daughter. He is offended when she calls him a common vulgar man. He knows, that Nomita is not a physical threat. That is why he asks her what she can do., He did not expect Nomita to set fire to her sari. He is frightened. He puts out, the fire but is afraid of the fire that is burning in her eyes. He is the typical, Indian husband who like to dominate his wife, insensitive to her feelings and, , emotions,
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--example of a woman who is not empowered, , ....belongs to a poor family and hence she always keeps complaining about the, miseries in her life., , ....had married her daughter, Nomita to a rich family hoping that her daughter would, be treated as a queen there., , ...but she did not get much help from Ajit ,her son in law., , a her present problem ts that her house needs immediate repairs , a does not know about the problems Nomita face in her husband's house, , ian has a habit of requesting financial help from her son in law., a unaware of the hatred and disrespect Ajit has towards her., scasl wrote a letter requesting finance for repairing her house .
