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The Address
What makes the narrator go to 46, Marconi Street?
The war proves to be a personal disaster for the narrator. Her mother dies. Before leaving the town her mother hands over all her valuable articles to Mrs Dorling. She assures to keep them in safe custody. Before dying the mother gives the address of Mrs Dorling to her daughter. The narrator goes there in search of her mother’s belongings and to recover them from Mrs Dorling.
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Who is Mrs Dorling? Do you justify her behaviour?
Why was the narrator ‘not entirely convinced’ by the assurance given by Mrs
Dorling to her mother for saving all her ‘nice things’?
What change did the narrator notice in her rooms when she was home for a few days?
How and why were all the ‘nice things’ of Mrs S taken away by Mrs Dorling to 46, Marconi Street?
Describe the first meeting of the narrator with Mrs Dorling at 46, Marconi Street.
How did the narrator feel that she had rung the wrong bell? How was she assured that she was at the right place?
Do you justify the cold behaviour of Mrs Dorling towards the narrator? Give reasons.
How do you know that all the nice ‘things’ that Mrs Dorling took away from Mrs S for safe preservation were actually being used by her family ? Cite some examples from the text to prove your point.
Did the daughter of Mrs Dorling know anything about the ‘nice things’ that they were using in their house ? Give a reasoned answer.
Describe the general change in life after the Liberation and the war.
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