character sketch of narrator in the address
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Margo Minco is a Jewish girl who faced the pain, sufferings, and losses, including the irreparable loss of her dear mother in war. She is a brave and courageous girl who faces the challenges of a lonely life after the war is over. She is attached to her mother’s things and after returning to her home-city, she goes to Mrs. Dorling to claim her mother’s things back. Mrs. Dorling’s cold, indifferent and discouraging behavior further depresses her. She had already suffered many losses, including the irreparable loss of her dear mother. Finally she decides to leave her mother’s things and forget them forever as the things will evoke her mother’s memories more often and make her more miserable.
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Mrs. Dorling : Fishing in troubled water is an old - idiom which means taking advantage of the misfortunes of other. Among the humans there are some , present in every nook and corner of humans habitations who are always on the look for an opportunity like this to fish in troubled water.
Mrs. Dorling was one such individual . She knew that Mrs . S' family off and had so many valuable possessions . She also knew that troubled was soon going to strike Mrs. S' family . Everyone knew that all jews were doomed under Hitler's reign . Taking advantage of the situation , Mrs . Dorling came close to Mrs S'. She claimed that they were old classmates . She needed effort to gain the confidence of distressed Mrs.S' .She took all their valuable possession for "safe - keeping , through at heart she knew that none of the jewish family will survive to reclaim their property ."
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