Short answer for Symbolism of the story " A Gorilla in the Guest Room".
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it will be very big so I will tell you later
Summary:
Only one problem is, he doesn’t have that much money on him at the moment. His wife tells him he was mad to accept the proposal in the first place since he doesn’t have money and that gorilla may turn out to be a chimpanzee. But Mr. Durrell tells her that he’ll ask all the rich men to contribute for this to which his wife laughs saying no one will pay for it. Mr. Durrell rings one of his colleagues and asks him to send him a list of the richest men of that island. In about 30 minutes that colleague gives him a list.
He rings up the first person who happens to accept the proposal and agrees to pay for a small portion. By lunchtime, he has collected two hundred pounds. The next person on the list is Major Domo. The name isn’t familiar to him so he doesn’t know what his reaction would be. But he’s shocked when the man agrees to pay thousand pounds for the gorilla.
That’s how N’pongo walks into his life. N’pongo is a healthy, good-natured gorilla with a nice sense of humour as well. Since his cage, where they were supposed to keep N’pongo, wasn’t ready, they kept him in the guest room of the author’s house. At first the author’s wife and mother were afraid what the baby gorilla would do but N’pongo with his surprisingly courteous manners and humorous nature wins the heart of everyone.
After a few years Mr. Durrell feels it’s time to get a mate for N’pongo. He asks the dealer from whom he had bought him if there’s any chance he could find a mate for him. The dealer tells him he indeed knows someone who has a female gorilla who’s a year or two younger than N’pongo.
He buys Nandy, the female gorilla, on an installment plan. Upon arrival he notices scars on her fur covered skin and also her scared, lost expression. So he puts her in a separate cage in front of N’pongo’s. At first they don’t show any interest in each other but later N’pongo becomes quite curious about her. With his humor he wins her over.
One day N’pongo falls seriously ill. No one’s sure what the real problem is but is worried for him. He stops eating and loses a lot of weight. To lure him into eating, the author brings some exotic fruits and a watermelon. Though he doesn’t show much interest in the fruits, he eats the watermelon. He doesn’t show any sign of improvement and the author grows anxious for he was due to leave for France where he had organized a bees’ nest of helpers and advisers. He didn’t want to leave seeing his condition but just a day before his departure N’pongo showed signs of recovery. He starts eating properly and the gleam in his eyes was coming. By the time the author came back N’pongo had put on all the weights he had lost and was perfectly cheery again.