A great injustice and The Merry Maid

Premarital sex leads to a bigger problem.

A great injustice

Supporting point one: Ah Nya’s premarital sex with Steven leads to Ah Nya’s family humiliation.

1. Her father really ashamed of what she did.
2. From the text: "that's disgusting! shouted Ah Seng, banging his fist on the table".

Supporting point two: Ah Nya’s premarital sex with Steven leads to society’s bad impression.

1. the society sees that she did that just to get a wealthy husband.
2. From the text: “the village folk who jeered at her mercilessly and looked down on her with spite were treating Steven with great respect and pride”.

Supporting point three: Ah Nya’s premarital sex with Steven leads to Ah Nya’s suffering.

1. We can see that in the text, only Ah Nya carries the burden while Steven left her.
2. From the text: “well I saw your Steven at a night- club with a gorgeous doll last night”.

The merry maid

Supporting point one: Lakshimi premarital sex with Sharmugam leads to lakshimi’s family destruction.

1. Lakshimi had to run away from her family to conceal her pregnancy because of this big problem

1. From the text: “her running away from home so as to conceal the pregnancy”.

Supporting point two: Lakshimi premarital sex with Sharmugam leads to Lakshimi’s suffering.

1, She had to abandon her child because she had no money

2, her boyfriend caught stealing.

Supporting point three: Lakshimi premarital sex with Sharmugam leads to Lakshimi’s guilty towards herself.

1. She faced inner problem which is with her self.

2. From the text: “Her thoughts raced to the seventeen years of misery she has had while thinking of that event in her life that tortured her”.