Write the summary of "The Portrait Of A Lady" with abbrevations.
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The Portrait of a Lady Summary Class 11th English. The Portrait of a Lady' is written in first person and is in the biographical mode. In this story, the writer gives a detailed account of his Grandmother with whom he had a long association. Khushwant Singh recalls his Grandmother as short, fat and slightly bent.
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Title: Memoir of My Grandmother
1. Early Remi.
(a) very old, wrinkled,
(b) grandfather's portrait
(c) short, fat, slightly bent
2. Village Association
(a) parents moved to city
(b) looked after the author
(c) woke, bathed, fed, accom to school
3. City life
(a) life changed dramatically
(b) didn't like western edu
(c)sparrow feeding fav pastime
(d) author's higher studies created more distance
(e) author went abroad; feared he would not see her again
4. Author's return and her passing away
(a) author returned after 5 years
(b)went to receive him
(c)celebrated his homecoming; sang songs; fell ill and died
(d) sparrows mourned her death; didn't eat any crumb
Key to abbreviations
1. remi= reminiscences
2. accom= accompanied
3. edu= education
4. fav= favourite
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