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Birth
Where did the midwife place the child and why?
The elderly midwife was sure that the child was stillborn or lifeless. She had placed it beneath the bed. When the doctor asked for the child, the midwife made a frightened gesture. In a flash Andrew knelt down. He pulled the child from among the dirty newspapers below the bed.
In the story "Birth" by Graham Greene, the midwife placed the stillborn child under the bed. She did this to avoid causing distress to the parents and to handle the situation discreetly.
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“I have done something: oh, God ! I’ve done something real at last” Why does Andrew say this? What does it mean?
‘There lies a great difference between textbook medicine and the world of a practising physician.’ Discuss.
Do you know of any incident when someone has been brought back to life from the brink of death through medical help? Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.
Why did Joe Morgan stand waiting for Andrew Manson at midnight?
Why did Andrew feel dull and listless?
What did Andrew see when he entered a small bedroom?
Why did Andrew say to the old lady “Don’t fret, mother, I’ll not run away?”
What did Andrew think of marriage and why?
Why did Andrew Manson hesitate and why was he torn between two desires?
How did Andrew Manson solve the dilemma?
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