20. Why did the farmer's wife decide to live?
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Explanation:
The farmer's wife resolves (decides) to live to take care of her children, 'The harvest of her womb'. She does not want to abandon them to the wind like worm-eaten cotton pods. She, with her all courage, embraces life and teacher her children not to embrace death, but to bravely face life and its struggles.
Answer:
The woman points out that meeting one’s end is over in a moment. It’s not a long struggle. But the struggle in life, for life to sustain and continue, is a long struggle, full of perils. For this, one needs a brave heart. Only the one with a firm heart will analyse the difficult situation. Yet he should never lose his reasoning ability and the determination to fight his misfortune. Otherwise, his children would become orphans. That is why the farmer’s wife asserts that she would continue to live, to teach her children how to live. She wants to instil in her children the fighting spirit which her husband lacked. That is why she says that she would continue to be alive to teach her children to fight with a clenched fist for not only the basic need of food but also more important things, attaining which might be nothing less than a battle. For this, she pledges to embrace life and not death, though life would present a long and painful struggle.