Question

Grandmother became a lonely figure in the city . How did she adjust and adopt to this loneliness

Answer 1

The grandmother had moved to the city and even her grandson was not there as he went abroad for studies, hence she accepted her loneliness.

• The question has been asked from the story The Portrait of a lady
• The grandmother lived in isolation and she loved her time with the sparrows, happily feeding them.
• She hadn't had her grandson around her all the time since moving to the city for studies and after moving abroad she became even more alone and quiet. She had gracefully accepted their seclusion and loneliness.

Answer 2

The grandmother always remained busy with the spinning wheel. From sunrise to sunset she sat by her wheel spinning and reciting prayers. It was only in the afternoon that she relaxed for a while to feed the sparrows. Besides these, she was always busy in praying and telling the beads of a rosary.