My fingers grew warm from rubbing I followed the lines of the pattern. Somewhere on the
edge there should be a burn mark that had never been repaired.
"My mother'll be back soon,' said the girl. I've already made tea for her. Will you have a cup?"
"Thank you.' I looked up. The girl put cups ready on the tea- table. She had a broad back. Just
like her mother .She poured tea from a white Pot. All it had was a gold border on the lid, I
remembered. She opened a box and took some spoons out.
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How did the narrator know there was a burn mark on the table cloth?
Which literary device has been used in 'Just like her mother?
How was the daughter of Mrs Dorling different from her?
Answers
"The Address" is a short story written by Marga Minco, a Dutch writer. It is story of a Jewish woman Mrs. Dorling, who is forced to leave her home during World War II due to the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
The theme of the story is of loss, displacement, and the struggle to maintain one's identity in difficult times.
i) The narrator knew there was a burn mark on the tablecloth because they were having the lines of the pattern, and there should have been a burn mark someplace on the edge of the pattern that had never been fixed.
ii) The literary device used in "Just like her mother" is a simile.
iii) In "The Address", Mrs. Dorling is showed as traditional and attached to her home, while her daughter is more independent, proactive, and nonconformist. The daughter expresses a desire to move to the city, and takes charge when the family is forced to leave their home, negotiating a better deal for the sale of the house.
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