Question

do you think it is odd that the speaker in the poem does nothing but stand and watch his her mother suffer from scorpion sting give reason for your answer. (CHAPTER- NIGHT OF THE SCORPION)

Answer 1

Answer:

At first it does seem very odd that the speaker does nothing to help his mother when she is suffering so violently, but when we consider the implications of the speaker’s age as well as the nature of the village and the other members of the speaker’s family, it does not seem such a heartless reaction.

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Answer 2

Answer:

At first it does seem very odd that the speaker does nothing to help his mother when she is suffering so violently, but when we consider the implications of the speaker's age as well as the nature of the village and the other members of the speaker's family, it does not seem such a heartless reaction.28-May-2011