In recent days I have
read three different books by Monisha each of them vivid and significant. Yet
Dolly won’t play is a heart wrenching and tormenting tale. Monisha’s work in
Dolly won’t play is poignant in describing the ordeals a girl child faces if
her parents are emotionally unavailable or not aware of her difficulties. The
book serves as an example of a larger problem and clearly states the need of
awareness in both parents and children. This book is written in free verse and
consists of poetry and some amazing art. The art work in the book are amazing
and they enhance readers experience and shed some light on Dolly’s state of
mind and her share of fear and anxiety. Dolly our protagonist and the book
vividly describe her life its challenges pain agony and humiliation yet she
fights them bravely. The book is divided in four parts.
1.
Growing up pains
2.
Love is in the air
3.
Coming of age
4.
Closure
I normally don’t like
to give spoilers as it decreases readers interest’s and they create a prejudice
evidently losing the connect. Dolly’s parents are going through a rough patch
in their relationship and she suffers a lot because of ignorance and lack of
emotional availability. When she was kid, she faced some challenges while
communicating in school and was diagnosed with ADHD syndrome. She faced
discrimination and humiliation in school and hate and disgrace from her father.
She is longing for some love and care which she found from her uncle her mom’s
friend. She was elated by his presence and felt special by all the love and
care he possessed and was heart broken when he moved abroad. With time and some
knowledge, she realized it was not love he showed rather he was comprising her
modesty and took advantage for her loneliness. He has physically and mentally
tormented her to core and beyond repair. The different part of book describes
of her struggle for survival and how she overcomes her fear and childhood
trauma. In all this chaos Dolly shines as an individual and thrives against all
the odds. She is a phoenix who rises from ashes to be born again.
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