Chidam covers his brother by lying to the landlord saying that Chandara is the one who committed the murder. This is a lie, but he tells it because he thinks it will be easier to save his wife than his brother from trouble. The police came and questioned the family. Chidam had asked Chandara to take the blame for the murder. Chandara is silent, and because Chidam and she had been fighting, she agrees. When the police question her, she tells them she murdered Radha. Chandara is instructed to speak a certain way to the police but she opposes that and takes the complete blame. Her husband tries to interfere but the police stop him. What Chandara tells the police is not what she was instructed to do she makes herself look like she had no reason to attack Radha, and she plays the part as if she deserves to be jailed and hanged.

I can compare “Punishment” to “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger”. I say this because both passages show how women are not really taken into consideration, hence more very invaluable. Just like Du Tenth Chandara willingly takes the blame of committing a murder even though she did not do anything. I believe she takes the blame in exchange for freedom. Dhukiram kills his wife unintentionally, which I believe doesn’t have anything to do with the next couple. When two people are in love they are usually willing to sacrifice to make the other person happy, however in both passages the men want their wives to sacrifice no only for them but their families as well. Not realizing that the women are married to them alone. However culture helps play large impact on this, in many Asian societies the systems are patriarchal, and that is what makes the men very dominant in a relationship. Furthermore Du Tenth and Chandara both face a struggle where they believe the only way out is for the termination of their lives.