Essay - "Karma" "I am with my master" (p.179 l. 27) these were the words that came from the mouth of Sir Mohan Lal's wife. The British despised Indians during the time Kushwant Singh wrote the short story “Karma” in 1950. Sir Mohal Lal treats his wife like a servant, because she is not an educated woman. Will Mohan Lal face the consequences of his actions? Will he get a dose of karma? “'You're just like everything else in this country, inefficient, dirty, uncaring,' he muttered.” (P. 178 l. 6-7). Sir Mohan Lal is the protagonist of Singh's short story “Karma”. It seems very selfish; he likes to look at himself in the mirror and praise himself. He is a cultured man, with a degree from Oxford University. He makes sure there is a copy of The Times next to him, so if passers-by should doubt whether he is British, the English paper will surely convince them. He is determined to be as clean as possible, using both soap and cologne. He's not a man who wants to smell like the rest of the crowd. He longs for the English to come to him, so they can realize that he is as articulate as they are. He is sure he looks like a real Englishman and sees no difference between him and them. As an Oxford graduate, he must be their equal, so he assumes that everyone he meets will accept him and consider him an educated man. Sir Mohan Lal was in England for five years and during that time he attended Oxford University. He became very fond of England; sees it as a more sophisticated country than India. He identifies India with filth and feels pity towards the country, due to its lack of elegance and finesse. Since Sir Mohan Lal considers himself greater than other Indians t...... middle of paper ......, we will face humiliation and failure.“'Take the nigger away,' he murmured to his companion ” (p. 182 l. 2). The way Sir Mohan treats his wife, not giving her the attention and respect she deserves, shows that he generally does not care for her. His reputation and presentation of himself are more important than his wife's happiness and well-being. When the two British soldiers see Sir Mohan, they see him for who he is. An Indian man. They don't care that he studied at Oxford. The only thing they see is a black Indian who has taken their coupe. Karma comes back and slaps him in the face. Now he can taste his own medicine, thanks to the soldiers who treat him as he treats all other Indians. Like nothing. Grammatical focus: My grammatical focus will be concord, since in the last article; I had some flaws in that area. Also, focus on not writing in the passive.