What did kamala say Gopi would do
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Answer:
mother didn't recognize Gopi because she have lost her memory and as she didn't see Gopi from many days. he was disappointed at that. he tried to convince her that he was Gopi, her son but to no avail.
Explanation:
Kamala Das, an eminent writer beautifully depicted the human relationships particularly between mother and children in today’s mechanised society.
This story enlightens us on human relations, particularly on how parents are neglected by their children at their old age.
Gopi was a government officer living in Delhi. He married Vimala, district collector Nambiar’s eldest daughter. They had four children. Gopi’s old mother was living in the countryside along with her eldest daughter Kamala, a widow. After attending a meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Gopi dropped in on his way back. His mother saw him getting down at the gate and asked Kamala to see who he was. Kamala walked slowly to the gate reluctantly. She recognized Gopi and asked him unpleasantly why he made a sudden unexpected visit. But Amma did not recognize Gopi. Gopi tried to tell her that he was her son. Kamala told Gopi that Amma was often like that those days. She did not recognize any body. When Amma asked Kamala if her son (Gopi) had sent a letter, Kamala told her everything was fine with him. But Gopi did not write any letter to her. When Kamala told Gopi all these things, he replied that he was on his toes always has he got promotion the previous year. So, he did not get any time to write letters. Again, Amma asked who he was. Gopi told her that he was her son Gopi and he had come from Delhi. She even forgot his wife’s name. She used to think that Gopi wrote letters to her every day. So, she asked Kamala if he wrote a letter that day. Gopi kept his brief case on the thinna, opened it and pulled out his things such as clothes, files, a shaving set etc. Amma told Gopi that her son Gopi was a government officer in Delhi and had Kesariyogam. He asked him to send her a new red blanket to protect herself from a cold mist.
Her old blanket, which was brought by Gopi when was studying in Chennai, was all tattered. Actually Gopi did not come to the village to see his Amma. He did not have any affection and love towards his mother. He gave more importance to money and status. He wanted to raise some money by selling his share of the family property. He came to talk it over with his sister. Kamala knew that he would never come there any more after selling his land. When she told Gopi the same, he answered that he would come when he got time. He said that Amma could not remember who he was. Actually, it was he who did not remember his amma.