Do You Think Ouseph Is a Victim of Social Forces? Explain.

The Talking Plough tells the story of Ouseph, a poor farmer and Kannan , his bullock. For the poor farmer, Kannan is a member of the family. The pull of social forces and new ways of exploitation did not spare Ouseph. He had to mortgage his paddy field and sell his bullock to find dowry and the expenses for the wedding of his daughter. Ouseph’s unexpected meeting with Kannan among the bullocks branded for slaughter, kept outside the Municipal building, shocked him. He takes kannan home only to be scolded by his wife and daughter. The poor animal died in the dead of night because he could not bear to see the family hurting Ouseph.

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