What is the meaning of "my cat was back and so was i"? Had the author gone anywhere?Why does he say that he is also back?
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The author loses everything in the Fire. He can't find his cat also. He loses all interest in life. He wants to die. But his schoolmates come to his help. They get him everything that he needs. The help in rebuilding his house. A kind woman brings back his cat also. Thus the author regain s his interest in life. That is why he says, “My cat was back and so was I.”
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☆Here the author wants to point out that life without affection is useless. He was depressed after a great loss in all fields. His old school and teachers were always in his mind. The fire had reduced his house to ashes. His cat was also not with him. In such circumstances he considered himself dead and had no interest in life.
☆In the end as soon as the conditions took the turn he felt relieved. Now he had all the things with him. The author had not gone anywhere. It was his state of mind. He recovered from this gloomy state and started enjoying life when he got his cat back.