Is choice on who to marry an important issue for those who are seeking marriage? This question has a variety of different answers as they can differ immensely from culture to culture. Two opposing views of marriage, and the steps leading to it, are related about in Gary Soto's "Finding a Wife" and Ved Mehta's "Pom's Engagement". "Finding a Wife" describes the notion of western love and the idea of free choice. Contrasting with this …showed first 75 words of 1063 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1063 total…in prearranged marriages, and others believe that everyone in this world has a particular person destined for him or her. In conclusion, a balance between the two cultures may result in more successful and stable marriages: freedom of choice and the equality of social classes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. Mehta, Ved "Pom's Engagement" Multitude 2nd edition Chitra B. Divakaruni; Ed. New York: The McGraw Hill, 1997 p.p. 79- 85 2. Soto, Gary "Finding A Wife" Ibid p.p.75- 77