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Dina Mehta’s short story *The Other Woman* is a sharp and insightful exploration of relationships, female subjectivity, and the complexities of marriage. What makes her prose distinctive in this story is the strategic use of humour and irony. These features do not merely serve as ornamental devices but become integral to the way the narrative exposes the contradictions of social norms, the fragility of human emotions, and the hypocrisy underlying gendered expectations. By employing humour, Mehta softens the intensity of difficult themes, while irony sharpens the reader’s awareness of the gap between appearances and realities in marital relationships. The story is built around the discovery of infidelity, a theme usually treated with melodrama and moral outrage. However, Mehta approaches it with a light, humorous ___ _________ __________ ____ ________ ____ _____ _____ ___ __________.
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