Bharati Mukherjee Management Of Greif Analysis

Bharati Mukherjee's Management of Greif illustrates the different ways that a person deals with grief and what they do with that grief. The story is based on a true event that occurred on June 23, 1985. The Air India flight 182 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland and killed 329 passengers on board. It was later discovered that this was a terrorist attack done by members of a Sikh community. The story focuses on a widowed woman named Shaila who despite knowing her husband and two sons were on the flight, still holds hope for their survival. Shaila begins her journey to help members of the Indo-Canadian society find their loved ones and help them though their grieving with the help of social worker, Judith Templeton. This later result

During the story Shaila and Judith Templeton had worked together to try and help those grieving for their loved ones. Although they both came from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, they still worked together. Both of these women viewed grief differently and had varying views on the steps to overcome grief. The idea of the different cultural backgrounds was constant during the story. In a climactic scene, Shaila comes to the realization that Judith Templeton will not be able to understand that there are different elements in overcoming grief that is based on culture.
'in the textbooks on grief management' she replies- I realize one of the few whose grief has not sprung obsessions-'there are stages to pass through: rejections, depression, acceptance, reconstruction'[…] In the car, Judith says, 'you see what I'm up against I'm sure they're lovely people, but their stubbornness and ignorance are driving me crazy. They think signing a paper is signing their sons' death warrants, don't they? I am looking out the window. I want to say, in our culture, it is a parent's duty to hope.