Question

explain the phrase not pretty but beautiful with reference to the chapter ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The word pretty stands for the outer beauty but beautiful stands for inner beauty. grandmother may not have been pretty but accordind to khushwant singh she was beautiful. she possessed deep spiritual beauty. her loving and caring nature made the author to say this.

Answer 2

The phrase "not pretty; but beautiful", is from the short story "The Portrait of a Lady", by Khushwant Singh.

• The narrator in the short story describes their grandmother as physically unattractive. They describe the grandmother as being stout and short, with haggard features even as a young lady. A face full of wrinkles. Her hair scattered over her face, untidy and unkempt
• Despite these physical shortcomings, she was beautiful. Her beauty stemmed from her kindness. The grandmother was a dear friend to the narrator, she possessed a gentle soul capable of loving any and everyone
• The grandmother had an immense capacity for sympathy. She felt love for every living being, not differentiating animals from humans
• These qualities make her beautiful; as beauty is not only physical attributes, it also involves a person's nature. The narrator's grandmother is proof that people may not always be pretty, but anyone can be beautiful

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