Justify the title of the poem, ‘My Mother at Sixty- Six’ .
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The poem ' My mother at the age of 66 ' is the most appropriate and suggestive title because the whole story revolves around the old mother whose face has become pale and insipid over years which the poet observed during her journey to the Cochin airport
My mother at sixty by kamala das deals with the complex subtleties of human relationships.it deals with the theme of advancing age,fear and loss of seperation.the poet is driving to the airporty at cochin from her parents home. her mother is accompning her to the airport.she is struck by realisation that her mother is aging.she is distressed to accept the fact that her mother is creeping into the groups of oldage.mothers pale an ashen face like that of upsets her.she wishes to put arucle the painful thought and looks outside at the energised children and the sprinting trees which symbolise happiness,energy and life which stands in stork contract to the lifeless,dull inside the car.sprinting trees also grem remmender of time which pocess quickly.when stading at airp[ort the poet looks at her mother again who reminds her of late witness moon which is hazy of obsecure and pale.her chilhood fear of loosing her mother once again creeps into her mind and she feels insecure at this thought.