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Essay Instructions: The name of the book is "Nectar in a Sieve" (novel). The assignment is to read a book and write a short essay. (3 pages long). The question for the essay topic is : What does the novel Nectar in a Sieve say about the process of modernization taking place in 1950s India, when the book was written?

The main goal is to create a discussion, or some sort of an argumnet in the essay, and not a summarization of the book, or book report!!!

The essay if for the History course ( Introduction to Indian Civilization ).

Essay Instructions: Compare the role of women in society in these two novels : Things Fall Apart by Achebe and Nectar in a Sieve by Markandaya. The paper includes a strong, clear thesis within the introduction, a discussion of how the roles of women are different and/or the same in each of the two novels, pertinent examples (with citings from the novels), and a clear conclusion that indicates what was learned about this theme by comparing these two works of literature. The only works cited will be Things Fall Apart by Achebe and Nectar in a Sieve by Markandaya. References to each may be in parenthetical form: (Achebe 45) or (Markandaya 37). There should be at least 1 quote and no more than 3 quotes per author. The pa[ar should be titled as follows: The Role of Women in African and Indian Society