which alienates her from her family. Jess’ mother tells her that she must prepare for her two main roles or duties in life, cooking a good Indian meal and marrying a nice Indian boy. These roles are limiting to Jess’ development, however, because she admires the great English soccer player David Beckham and hopes to one day play soccer. As she says, “Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham?” (Chadha 2002).
We also see that women who participate in sports are often limited in dev
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