•Lonely•Unhappy•Neglected by the children•Weak family bond

•Happy•Loved and cared by the children•Strong family bond

CAN YOU IDENTIFY ?

MADHAVIKUTTY

Madhavikutty(1932-2009)

• She is also known by the names Kamala Das/ Kamala Surayya.

• She is the daughter of famous Malayalam poet Balamani Amma and V.M Nair.

• She is an internationally known poet, short story writer and novelist in both Malayalam and English languages.

• Main theme of her works is femininity.• “My Story” is her autobiography.

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Armchair

Wrinkled Cheeks

1) Pick out the sentence that suggest the pathetic condition of the mother.

Ans: Mother , who was lying in an armchair on the veranda, made a futile attempt to get up.

2)Why didn’t the mother recognize her son? Ans: Because she has memory loss.3)How does the son express his love for his mother? Ans: He bent down and bought his face close to her

wrinkled cheeks.4)What do you think of the sister’s attitude to her

brother?Ans: She was annoyed with him because he didn’t write

letters for a year.