Explain why it is difficult (p. 30, l. 11) for Olivia in Satipur.
I think there are several circumstances, which make it difficult for Olivia to live in Satipur.
She is married with Douglas for just four months. This is not too long, so I’m sure that she misses him a lot. Douglas works the whole day and Olivia and he see each other only in the morning and in the evening. And in the evening, Douglas works, too. Olivia doesn’t know about Douglas’ work, so she doesn’t really understand what is on his mind and I think this is not helpful in a relationship. In addition to that, Olivia hasn’t got many other friends. When she’s together with the other British women like Beth Crawford and Mary Minnies, she feels like an outsider. She hasn’t got much in common with the other women, because they’re older and had surely went through hard times together, so they are best friends and have no real ambition to get to know Olivia better. We can see this, when they only talk about superficial subjects.
Besides, Olivia isn’t a very open-minded character. She prefers to be at home, where she feels protected and where she is reminded to her home. She isn’t interested in other cultures and doesn’t want to explore her new home, India. I’m sure she would prefer to live in Great-Britain, but for Douglas’ sake she stays in India.
