The grandmother appreciated the value of education
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In the short story 'The Portrait of a Lady' by Khushwant Singh, the grandmother appreciated the value of education. Even though, she was not formally educated but she was serious about the author's education. The following instances from the text support this claim :
1. The author's grandmother went out of the way to ensure that her grandson was well-educated. She took absolute care of her grandson and made great efforts to instill good values in him.
2. The author's grandmother herself plastered his wooden slate. Then she tied the slate along with chalk and ink pot in a bundle for the author to take to school.
3. The author's grandmother accompanied him to the village school and then went to the temple adjoining it. While the author studied the alphabet at school, the grandmother prayed in the temple and read the scriptures. Once school was over, she walked him back home.
4. After moving to the city, the grandmother complained about the lack of religious education in the English school.
5. She helped the author with his lessons. When he moved to the English school in the city, she was greatly distressed as she did not understand the things being taught and could not help him with his studies anymore.
6. She strongly disapproved of the music lessons in the English school as she believed that learning music suited only the lower sections of the society.
7. She displayed no emotion when the author was leaving for a foreign country for higher studies.
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