‘Mrs Croft’s was the first death I mourned in America, for, hers was the first life I had admired; she had left this world at last, ancient and alone, never to return’—how do these lines encapsulate the bond that is possible between two strangers?
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The given question is from the chapter- The third and final continent by Jhumpa Lahiri. The given line shows the bond between Mrs Croft and the narrator who stayed all alone in a different country. He met Mrs. Croft and developed a beautiful bond after learning her situation.
Mrs.Croft was 103 years old who stayed in a big house and did all the work along with her daughter. The narrator felt responsible towards her and helped her with her hoursehold chores. Therefore, after she left the world, the narrator missed her presence and the beautiful bond shared with her as she was the only person he was close to in a different country.
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