Question

23. Write a short note focusing on questions: [3]

The title ‘The Adjustment’

 How did Nana behave with Nani?

 How did Nani adjust with Nana?

 What was Nana’s condition after Nani’s death?

 What happed to Nana?

 How did the family adjust with Nana?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Point:-1heavy hearts we hoisted Nani's bier over our shoulders. I turned to look, just once, and found Nana stepping away from the balcony into the room, pulling the door shut after him. He had lived with Nani for over half a century, seen her radiant face every day of those years. He must have been what, about eighty-five, and yet he would find something to grumble at everything Nani did

Point:-2 There was nothing she could do, but Nani fought with her, and took us both in her arms and took her home, 'You want to rot here, do this .. but I won't let you go.

Point :- 3 up. At the end nana accepted the death of nani. He accepted that nani was no more

but he was living two lives. One was his own and other was of nani. He loved nani so much and that's why he could not

accept the reality. So here we can say that there was strong and very powerful bonding they had.

Point:- 4 For a few days he took out his anger on his food. He would push away his plate and say, "Tell her I don't want to eat!" He imprisoned himself in the bedroom. We removed a few of Nani's belongings to make the room liveable for Nana but he did not let us cart away Nani's bed.

Point :- 5 NANA must have been what, about eighty-five, and yet he would find something to grumble at everything Nani did There was nothing she could do, but Nani fought with her, and took us both in her arms and took her home, 'You want to rot here, do this .. but I won't let you go.

POINT:- 6 Mother would always reprimand us, 'You people provoke him and my mother has to bear the brunt.' Her mother, means our Nani. And