The text uses several analogies like "singing without rhythm" or a "household without a son." How do these comparisons help us understand Ratanji's sorrow?

In Chapter 14, the series of analogies effectively conveys the profound emptiness Ratanji felt despite his outward success. Comparisons like "Hari-kirtan without love," "singing without rhythm and tune," or "a Brahmin without the sacred thread" all describe things that possess an outer form but lack their essential, defining quality. By equating these with "a household without a son," the text powerfully illustrates that Ratanji's life, though filled with wealth, felt fundamentally incomplete and devoid of true beauty or meaning to him. These analogies emphasize that his sorrow was not just a minor issue but a core deficiency that rendered all his other blessings hollow in his own eyes.