Relationships in Mississippi Masala and Persuasion Although they occur in extremely different times, I think there are parallels between Mina and Demetrius' relationships in Mississippi Masala and of Anne and Captain Wentworth in Persuasion. In both media, women are torn between their families and their relationships with their lovers. In Mississippi, Mina's family's prejudices are racial, while in Persuasion, Anne's family has prejudices related to wealth and social class. There are also many differences between the two. In this article, I will discuss Mississippi Masala, persuasion and marriage ideas in both cases. In Mississippi Masala, Mina was born and raised in Uganda until the age of six, when dictator Idi Amin decided to deport all South Asians (Indians). After six years of moving, Mina and her family find themselves in a small town in Mississippi. Mina works in an Indian motel while her mother runs a liquor store and her father continues to fight the Ugandan government for their lost property. Mina meets Demetrius, an African-American carpet cleaner, after a car accident. Struck by Demetrius' dazzling beauty, Mina is immediately attracted to him, something her father, Jay, intensely objects to. His wife respects the current times a bi...... middle of paper...... and he ignores it. Nair doesn't seem to agree with arranged marriages. This is seen in the marriage between Patel and his wife. Every night his wife refuses to sleep with him. Their marriage does not have all the qualities that an ideal marriage should have. I find it interesting that Nair never mentions having children when talking about marriage. In conclusion, while living and writing in different times, Austen and Nair seemed to have similar ideas about what constitutes a good marriage. Mississippi Masala shows the strain that racial bias can have on a relationship, while Persuasion shows the strain that social and wealth bias can have on a relationship..