1. Women are compared to matchboxes because like matchsticks they have the power to set fire to things. However they do not utilise their potential. Therefore like matchboxes, they are treated lightly.

2. Nomita is furious that Ajit read her letter and did not give it to her.

3. Nomita is suspicious that Ajit does not give many of her letters to her.

4. Ajit’s habit of reading Nomita’s letters is called an ugly habit.

5. At first, he tries to laugh it off. If that does not work he scolds her.

6. Nomita’s mother thinks that she is treated like a queen and her son-in-law is very large-hearted.

7. Ajit does not like his mother-in-law because she is poor and asks him to give her money.

8. Nomita calls Ajit a liar when he says that he forgot to hand over her letter to her. Her action is justifiable as Ajit never planned to give her the letter.

9. Nomita’s anger is compared to that of a snake. She is intelligent like a snake as she sees right through Ajit’s lie.

10. Ajit wouldn’t tolerate Nomita reading his letter. He would be furious and beat her and send her to her mother.

11. The poisoned knife refers to the insult that Ajit uses against Nomita. He mocks Nomita’s humble background and her mother’s request for financial help from him.

12. Nomita frightens Ajit by setting fire to her sari.

13. Nomita is mistreated by her husband. The rest of the family does not know about the problems between the couple. Nomita has no freedom and even her letters never get to her.

14. Forest of people refers to the crowded atmosphere in a joint family. People do not get individual attention in a joint family. The problems faced by individuals are often overlooked in such a situation.

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