attempts to have a new life. In her recovery, it begins when Kusum sell her house and in Hardwar. Her moving is an idea of her swami to recover her
condition and find the peace. As Mukherjee‟s TMoG 1988: 191 said that
“Kusum‟s put her house up for sale. She wants to live in an ashrams in Hardwar. Moving to Hardwar was her swami‟s idea.”
There is also Dr. Ranganathan who reconstructs his life by his own way. He does not sell his house like Kusum, but he changes his job. It is because
he thinks that the house is a temple. Mukherjee‟s TMoG 1988: 191 said that
He is changing jobs, going to Ottawa. But Ottawa is over a hundred miles away, and he is forced to drive two hundred and twenty miles a day. He
can‟t bring himself to sell his house. The house is a temple, he says; the king-sized bed in the master bedroom is a shrine. He sleeps on a folding
cot. A devotee.
B. The Aspects of Postmodernism in the Settings
In this part, the elaboration between the setting and aspects of postmodernism will be shown. Aspects of postmodernism will be elaborated
with the theories of setting. In extending the culture and society, this undergraduate thesis attempts to depict the setting of the short story. By
depicting the setting, the aspects of postmodernism which is language games can be found because people use language in their activities. The language
that people use referring to their each experience and it depends on the time. In this undergraduate thesis, it uses the theories of setting to depict the
condition in the short story, so that, aspects of postmodernism can be easier to find. By depicting the setting firstly, the language games and another the
aspects of postmodernism which are related to language can be analyzed. It is
because the setting of people‟s life is an effect of language.
In analyzing this study, the elaboration of language games in the short story will be discussed. As the basic argument, language is an important thing
that is used in many aspects. It is shown in The Management of Grief when Templeton asks Bhave‟s help to communicate with some people who are also
in a grief. It is because Templeton thinks that Bhave has the same culture, language, and customs with them. Besides, Bhave is the right person who has
human touch because of the experience in grief. The focus of this part is the language when Templeton asks Bhave‟s help, so that Bhave wants to help
her. Mukherjee‟s TMoG 1988: 183 shown that
I hope you understand my meaning, Mrs. Bhave. There are hundreds of people in Metro directly affected, like you, and some of them speak no
English. There are some widows who‟ve never handled money or gone on a bus, and there are old parents who still haven‟t eaten or gone outside
their bedrooms. Some houses and apartments have been looted. Some wives are still hysterical. Some husbands are in shock and profound
depression. We want to help, but our hands are tied in so many ways. We have distribute money to some people, and there are legal documents
– these things can be done. We have interpreters, but we don‟t always have
the human touch, or maybe the right human touch. We don‟t want to make mistakes, Mrs. Bhave, and that‟s why we‟d like to ask you to help us.
Then, Bhave accepts the order to communicate with them. Templeton uses the language games to suggest Bhave to help her. She understands when she
has to ask Bhave to help her. In th is part, Templeton is in the Bhave‟s house
and it is when Bhave is also in a grief. Consequently, she accepts the order because of human touch as the same experience.
In this case, Templeton and Bhave have used the language games in which Templeton as a se
nder message, Bhave as an addressee, and Templeton‟s statement to ask Bhave to help her as the referent. Another statement that
makes Bhave accepts Templeton‟s statement is “But you are coping very well. All the people said, Mrs. Bhave is the strongest person of all. Perhaps if
the others could see you, talk with you, it would help them.” Mukherjee‟s TmoG,
1998: 183. That statement can affect Bhave‟s feeling. Even though, Bhave feels that she is not as strong as they think. She also needs to talk to
another about her grief. In analyzing language games, there are two aspects using language to
identify the problem in society. They are legitimation and sublime.
1. Legitimation
It is shown in The Management of Grief, Judith as an appointee of the provincial government comes to meet Bhave to ask a help in order to face the
condition of people‟s grief directly. Besides, it fulfills her analyisis about the grief management.
Judith needs Bhave‟s help to face people with their grief because Bhave has human touch and experience about the problem. It is the first process of
legitimation to fulfill a given set of the grie f condition. After asking Bhave‟s
help, Templeton attempts to meet some people who are in a grief, so that, she can legitimate what in the textbooks on grief management.
Mukherjee‟s TMoG 1988: 192 said that There are still some hysterical relatives. Jud
ith Templeton‟s list of those needing help and those who‟ve “accepted” is in nearly perfect balance.
