Read the excerpt below from the story “subha” by rabindranath tagore and answer the question that follows. the bridegroom came with a friend to inspect the bride. her parents were dizzy with anxiety and fear when they saw the god arrive to select the beast for his sacrifice. what is ironic about the use of “god” in this passage? a) the bridegroom is exceptionally ugly, but they call him a god. b) the bridegroom doesn’t expect to find a beautiful young woman. c) the word “god” refers to the sacrifice subha is making for her parents. d) the bridegroom doesn’t realize that his bride can’t speak. (not a or c)

In the short story "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore, What is ironic about the use of “god” in this passage is that D) The bridegroom doesn’t realize that his bride can’t speak.

The title "Subha" or meaning the dumb girl, presents the disability of Subha who cannot speak, through the perspective of the third person. Subha gains the sympathy of the reader when she creates her own world. Of Banikantha daughters, Subha was the youngest girl. Due to her impairment, her mother felt a sense of shame and was seen as a moral defect. Eventually, her mother fails to love her on being not able to force her emotions.

Therefore, in the above passage the parents of Subha are in anxiety that bride-groom has arrived as god to sacrifice himself for someone who has defied the morality.