Question

Characteristics of Mrs Sivasankar in the story Leela's friend

Answer 1

Mr. Sivasankar is deeply thinking about his servant‐problem. When Sidda, a homeless poor boy,comes to his gate just then in search of a job. Sivasanker looks at him and finds nothing to object. Yet he asks a few questions about his previous work. He calls then his wife.She seems to be a problematic woman. She always suspects servents, so no servant works in the house for a long time. She is a dominatinging wife. She says Sidda does not seem to be worse than the earlier servant. Leela, their five year old daughter comes out and likes the boy. Sidda is selected on an agreement of two meals a day and four rupees a month. In return he is to wash clothes, tdend the garden, run errands, chop wood and look after Leela.