Question

why did the narrator decide to forget the address in 40 words

Answer 1

The narrator goes back to the house of Mrs. Dorling who had kept many valuable items of her mother during the war days. The address given by the narrator's mother helped the narrator in finding the house of the lady. After her visit, she wanted to forget the address, since the narrator found that the belongings of her mother were kept in strange conditions. The articles and objects had lost all their aura and emotional value for the narrator since they were placed in a different kind of an environment. The narrator now lived in a small rented room and she had no place to keep all these things anymore. The lady treated her very audaciously. She even refused to recognise the narrator. She did not let the narrator come into the house. Due to all these reasons, the narrator wanted to forget the address.

Answer 2

Answer:

The narrator 'Marga Minco' in the story ' The Address' . She came to Mrs Dorling's house to recollect the belonging of her mother. No doubt they aroused nostalgic of former times. But she didn't long to possess them now. Their true owner was no more in the world. It was better to forgot them and the uncharitable Mrs Dorling. She also wanted to forgot the address which symbolised a tragic past.