Question

Cite reasons to validate whether the distancing relationship between the author and his grandmother was deliberate or beyond their control.

Answer 1

The distancing relationship between the author and his grandmother was not deliberate. It was beyond their control because :

1. The author shifted to a school in the city. His grandmother was not able to shift with him to the big city. As a result, the author was distanced from his grandmother for educational purpose.

2. The author went abroad for higher studies and his grandmother was in India. Thus for the purpose of higher education, they were separated again