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What did people say about the grandmother's past?
What did people say about the grandmother's past?
People said that she had once been young and pretty and had even had a husband.
Why did the narrator and their siblings dismiss the grandmother's stories about her childhood?
Why did the narrator and their siblings dismiss the grandmother's stories about her childhood?
They dismissed her stories because they found it hard to believe that their old, wrinkled grandmother could have been young and playful.
How does the narrator describe the grandmother's appearance?
How does the narrator describe the grandmother's appearance?
She is described as short and fat, with a face criss-crossed by wrinkles, silver locks scattered untidily over her pale, puckered face.
Why is the grandmother described as 'beautiful' despite her old age?
Why is the grandmother described as 'beautiful' despite her old age?
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What was the grandmother's role in the narrator's life?
What was the grandmother's role in the narrator's life?
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What was the grandmother's daily routine in the village, and how did it change when they moved to the city?
What was the grandmother's daily routine in the village, and how did it change when they moved to the city?
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What subjects did the narrator learn in their English school that made the grandmother unhappy?
What subjects did the narrator learn in their English school that made the grandmother unhappy?
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What was the grandmother's concern about music lessons in the English school?
What was the grandmother's concern about music lessons in the English school?
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How did the grandmother's role change in the narrator's education after moving to the city?
How did the grandmother's role change in the narrator's education after moving to the city?
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What was the grandmother's daily habit in the village, and how did it benefit the village dogs?
What was the grandmother's daily habit in the village, and how did it benefit the village dogs?
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Study Notes
Grandmother's Appearance and Character
- The narrator's grandmother was an old woman who had been old and wrinkled for 20 years
- She was short, fat, and slightly bent with a face full of wrinkles
- She was beautiful in her own way, with a serene presence
- She had silver locks scattered untidily over her pale, puckered face
- Her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer
Grandmother's Relationship with the Narrator
- The narrator and grandmother were good friends
- The grandmother took care of the narrator when their parents left for the city
- She would wake the narrator up, get them ready for school, and accompany them to school
- She would bring stale chapatis to feed the village dogs on the way to school
School and Education
- The school was attached to the temple, and the priest taught the alphabet and morning prayer
- The grandmother would sit inside the temple reading scriptures while the narrator attended school
- When the narrator started attending an English school, the grandmother was unhappy with the Western style of education
- She did not believe in the teachings of the English school, particularly the lack of education about God and scriptures
Changes in the Grandmother's Life
- After the narrator's parents settled in the city, the grandmother's routine changed
- She stopped accompanying the narrator to school and instead fed sparrows in the courtyard of their city house
- As time passed, the narrator and grandmother saw less of each other
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Description
A passage describing the narrator's grandmother and grandfather, their physical appearance, and their past. The narrator finds it hard to imagine their grandmother as young and pretty.
