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The Address
Justify the title of the short story ‘The Address’.
Margo Minco has very aptly and logically titled this short story ‘The Address’. The narrator and her mother were victims of the war. The upheaval forced them to be wanderers. They had no permanent address worth the name. All the ‘nice things’ were at No. 46, Marconi Street. They aroused nostalgic feelings of former times. But their true owner was no more in the world. The narrator resolved to forget them and also the address where they lay.
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What makes the narrator go to 46, Marconi Street?
Describe Mrs S, the mother of the narrator. Was she a victim of the war?
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.
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