I want 5 question answer of chapter "THE ADDRESS "class 11
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The narrator was in search of her mother’s household things such as the cutlery, silver ware, crockery, antique pieces, etc, which her mother had given to Mrs. Dorling to take care of before they ran away for safety reasons during the war. Now, the war had ended. Life had returned to normalcy. She had come back to her native city. She needed those things back; besides she felt emotionally connected to her mother’s things. Those things had become very important to her after her mother’s death. So, she wanted to repossess those things.
2.The address is a short story of human predicament that follows war. Comment.
It is true ‘The Address’ is a short story highlighting human predicament that follows war. The story beautifully delineates the pain, anguish, and mental torture of the survivors of war. The narrator, Margo Minco, a Jew, returned back to her native city after the War was over. She had already suffered many losses, including the irreparable loss of her dear mother. After the war, she faced the loneliness and challenges alone. She went to Mrs. Dorling to get her mother’s cutlery, crockery, utensils, and other household things; Mrs. Dorling’s cold, indifferent and discouraging behavior further depressed her. Finally she decided to leave her mother’s things and forget them forever.
3.How did the narrator come to know about Mrs. Dorling and the address where she lived?
The narrator's mother must have given Mrs Dorling's address to the narrator before her death. She must also have told the narrator that she was the same lady whom she had seen taking the household articles such as cutlery, upholstery, furniture, etc, during her vacation from school. Besides, she had meticulously kept the address given to her by her mother. She had looked at the address so many times she had memorized it. After the war was over, the first thing the narrator did was visit Mrs Dorling to take her mother’s belongings back.
4.What did the cutlery used by Mrs.Dorling's daughter remind the narrator?
The cutlery used by Mrs Dorling actually belonged to the narrator's mother. She had been its caretaker during the war when the narrator along with her mother had to flee to save their life. After the war when the narrator went to see Mrs Dorling, she saw her mother's belongings at Mrs Dorling's house. When she saw the cutlery she relived the memory of the day when her mother had once asked her to polish the same cutlery. The sight of the cutlery filled her with emotions.
5.Compare and contrast the character of Mrs Dorling and Mrs S
Mrs Dorling was a greedy woman who did not return the
belongings to the narrator. She herself had offered to take Mrs S's things to
her home to take care of them as long as they would be away. Mrs S had
entrusted the task of taking care of her things before leaving to save their
life from Nazi soldiers. After the war when the narrator returned, and went to
her house to take her mother's things back, she did not welcome her with a
smile. She kept her standing at the door, and asked her to come some other day.
Her selfish, inconsiderate and avaricious behavior hurt the already hurt
narrator. Her intentions of misappropriating the author's mother's goods were
quite clear.
Mrs S was a great Jew woman who became victim of war. She had been living
peacefully in Holland with her daughter, the author when they had to leave in
hurry to save their life. Mrs S was a perfect homemaker. She had an admirable
collection of household things such as crockery, cutlery, and upholstery. She
took meticulous care of them, and often cleaned them. Mrs S had given her
precious and expensive household things to Mrs Dorling with the intention of
taking them back after the war was over. The unfortunate Mrs S didn't live long
enough to go back to Holland, and claim her things back from Mrs Dorling.