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प्रश्न
How does the narrator bring out the contrast between the Indian way of life and American society? Do you think his wife Mala adjusted comfortably to the new way of life?
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उत्तर
Indian life and American life have a very obvious line of difference. The author found it quite difficult to adjust to the American lifestyle.
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