Choose two selections from this unit: The Ramayana byValmiki "My Father Writes to My Mother" by Assia Djebar "Another Evening at the Club" by Alifa Rifaat "The Happy Man" by Naguib Mahfouz "The Swimming Contest" by Benjamin Tammuz "The Women's Baths" by Ulfat al-Idlibi "Like the Sun" by R. K. Narayan What did you learn about the role of women in the societies described in your selections from this unit? In two well developed paragraphs that begin with TAG (title, author, genre), describe how the women from two of the selections listed above cope with the conflicts they encounter, citing textual evidence to support your claims.

Answer: We choose to answer by selecting, Valmiki's, "Ramayana" and "Like the Sun" by R. K. Ramayan. The former is from India's glorious past. It is said to be the golden age of India. The other is also a distinguished part.

Explanation: As far as Valmiki is concerned, Ramayana was composed at the Prime of Indian Golden Age. Women then were held in very high esteem. They were addressed as,'Mata" or "Ma" described as universal mother. Civilization was at its peak in contemporary history. They got their due respect in every layers of the society. Whereas, at the time of R. K. Narayan it was the time when, India become quite modern with modern education and beliefs along with tradition.