Baking was considered an essential and profitable profession in a traditional goan village.What reasons does the writer give to support his points
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*Baking was considered an essential and profitable profession in a traditional goan village.*
(1). The baker was not only selling the breads but also representing his Portuguese tradition. The bread is used in every occasion, thus it is a profitable business.
(2). The question is asked from the story A Baker From Goa which is written by the writer Lucia Rodrigues. The Baker was friend, companion and guide of the children. He used to sell bread twice in a week where the children used to live.
(3).He used to talk to them, play with them. He used to bring new cakes and fresh bread during Christmas time. He was one of the essential seller in Goa.
Answer:
Goa is very much influenced by the Portuguese. Baking
was considered an essential and a profitable profession
in a traditional Goan village. The Portuguese are
famous for preparing the loaves of bread. We can come
across the bakers of bread. It is their traditional family
work. The villagers were much fond of the sweet bread
known as ‘bol’. The marriage gifts were meaningless
without it. So the baker’s furnaces were the essential.
‘Cakes’ and ‘bolinhas’ formed an important item on
various occasions like Christmas and other festivals.
The baker would collect the bill at the end of month.
They recorded their accounts on the wall in pencil.
Baking was a profitable business in old days. The
baker and his family never starved and they looked
happy and prosperous.