The Management of Grief - Bharati Mukherjee

In the story, the Management of Greif, by Bharati Mukherjee there are many unique characters. The main character is Shaila Bhave. She is also the narrator of the story. Throughout the story she is in pain because her husband and two sons were killed in a plane crash. Judith Templeton hears that she is mourning and grieving, so he tries to help her. Instead of taking his help, she tells him that his method is bad. There are many other characters in this story. For example: Dr. Sharma (the treasurer of the Indo-Canada Society); Dr. Sharma’s wife (she is pregnant with her fifth child); Kusum (her neighbor); Pam (Kusum’s daughter); Dr. Ranganathan; Shaila’s husband, two sons, and other family members; and other minor characters. All of these characters live in Canada. This short story is about their hardships of being Indian and living in Canada, as well as Shaila’s hardships of moving on with her life after losing her husband and two sons. This was a very moving story, and it showed a different perspective to life in Canada.