Echoes of Her Heart
The novel, “The Daughters of Madurai” by Rajasree Variyar, depicts the reality of motherhood and how often daughters do not know the aspirations, nor the sacrifices within their mother's life. Variyar illustrates the cultural belief that sons are more prized than daughters, and its effect is especially on mothers when their daughters are taken away from them forever. Janani, the mother, and Nila, the daughter of Janani that was allowed to be saved, embark on this journey to restart their relationship and incorporate the principles of trust and honesty to create their inseparable bond of mother and daughter. In my piece, I used the specific colors of green, pink, yellow, and blue, which symbolize the ideas prevalent in the book: growth, love, patience, and femininity. I drew using color pencils and left the background white to bring a sense of calmness that is brought by the end of the novel. I also specifically chose Pink Lilies as the main illustration because it represents maternal love. This love is represented through the countless actions Janani does to protect her daughter Nila from getting hurt by the stereotypical beliefs of daughters being born as a sin. Janani sacrifices often go unnoticed, similar to the beautiful significance behind flowers. I put the drawing of Janani with her sitting where only her back was revealed to represent the universal theme of the unknown of mothers' aspirations and their own personal lives before becoming a mother.
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