What do pieces such as "Marriage Is a Private Affair" and the excerpt from Nectar in a Sieve demonstrate about the influence of modern ideas and modern ways on traditional cultures? How are the characters in these works affected by the modernization of their respective societies?

Marriage is a private affair but due to different cultures, this statement does not apply sometimes. Others are lucky that they have the free will to choose to whom they want to marry. But to others, their marriage depends on the whom their parents they want them to marry and other marriages also were affected and based on the economic status.