Question

What were Kamala Das’ fears as a child? Why do they surface when she is going to the airport? ​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Since her childhood perhaps Kamala Das always feared that she would lose her mother or in some way be separated from her. Now that her mother is old and her health has deteriorated, the poet's fear surface again when she is going to the airport

Answer 2

Answer:

Kamala's fear as a child was a possible fear of separation from her mother. That feeling had resurfaced when Kamala found herself setting off on another journey and being unsure of seeing her ageing mother alive the next time when she visits her.