Question

Character sketch of grandmother in the Portrait of a Lady class 11th in Hornbill book

Answer 1

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$\huge\textbf{Grandmother}$
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→ Grandmother was an old and short lady. Her face was covered with wrinkles. She always wears white dress and take beads of rosary in her hands. She was a polite and kind lady. She was a very religious woman. When narrator live with her in village. She always feed dogs with stale chapattis. But after coming in city she was unable to feed dogs with chapattis. Because in city there are no dogs. 

Also she cannot help the narrator in her studies because she don't know about science and English. She was sad to hear that there was no teaching about God and scriptures in narrator's school. She also think that music was not meant for gentle folk. 

But when narrator went to abroad for his further studies. She felt very sad. Now, she spent most of her time by spinning at the wheel and praying. She feed the sparrows in her spare time. When she feed the sparrows they sat on her head, hand etc. and start chapping like they are talking with her. 

When the narrator came from the abroad. She felt happy and collect all the women of her neighborhood and start singing the homecoming of warriors. Due to overwork, she developed fever. She told her family members that her end was near. But the doctor said she would recover soon. She don't spend time with her family members, instead she continued praying; till she breathed her last.

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Answer 2

Answer:

"Grandmother" was a wrinkled old lady who couldn’t have been much older. She was a little plump and a tad bent. The narrator portrays her as a "winter landscape in the mountains" since she always wore a white saari with silver hair hiding her face. Her face is pleasant, comforting, and serene.

Explanation:

"Grandmother" was a wrinkled old lady who couldn’t have been much older. She was a little plump and a tad bent. The narrator portrays her as a "winter landscape in the mountains" since she always wore a white saari with silver hair hiding her face. Her face is pleasant, comforting, and serene.

She is also unable to aid the narrator with her academics due to her lack of understanding of science and English. She was upset to grasp that the narrator’s school did not teach about God or the Bible. She also believes that music was not generated with kind folk in mind.

When the narrator arrived from another country. She was ecstatic, so she assembled all the women in her community and began singing about the return of the soldiers. She obtained a fever as a result of her overwork. She told her family that she was nearing the end of her life. However, the doctor foresaw that she would recover quickly.

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