Question

‘The Address’ is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment.​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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.      

Answer 2

Answer:

The war creates many difficult and unpleasant situations for human beings. Sometime it becomes difficult to know what to do. The human predicament that follows war is amply illustrated through the experience of the narrator. The war had caused many physical difficulties as well as emotional sufferings to her. She had lost her dear mother. She went to 46, Marconi Street to see her mother’s valuable possessions. How greedy and callous human beings can become is exemplified by the behaviour of Mrs Dorling. She had stored all the valuable belongings of the narrator’s mother, but she refused to recognise the narrator. She did not even let her in. The presence of her mother’s possessions in strange atmosphere pained her. Now these valuables had lost all their importance for her as they had been separated from her mother. She could get no solace or comfort from them.

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