Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The Veseliya (Chapter 1)
The Veseliya is a ritual dance held at a wedding. The guests create a ring and the bride is in the middle. The guest take turns dancing with the bride; and when they are done, they give a small amount of money to the family to help them start their life and pay for the parties expenses, about $300. In The Jungle Jurgis and Ona don't have enough to come close to paying the party, much less take some home. Many guests eat the meal, and drink to their hearts content, then leave before the Veseliya. Jurgis now will have to work extra to help pay for the party, and support his family. This creates much stress for Jurgis as the cost of the party is more than a years wages for most people.
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You did a very good job explaining this process and really explaining why it was an issue that people were leaving and how this would effect there lives. Along with that you did a good job adding certain details to really help bring the explanation together.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job at explaining the Veseliya and how people would use the Veseliya for a free meal.
ReplyDeleteBecause of the number of people in attendance, the party could have easily been financed had everyone given a small sum. However, everyone begins leaving without paying, a serious concern. You did an excellent job drawing this point out and explaining the ritual in your post.
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