Why did the narrator go to number 46 marconi street

Who was Mrs. Dorling? Ans: Mrs Dorling was an old acquaintance of the narrator’s mother. She was an opportunist. She renewed her contact primarily to take the antique things from the narrator’s house. She was greedy and rude. When the narrator came back after years, she makes her feel unwelcome and did not allow her to enter the house even she pretended not to recognize. What kind of welcome did the narrator get from Mrs. Dorling? Ans: Mrs Dorling was indifferent and displeased to see the narrator. She tried to prevent her from entering by blocking her entrance. Later she said that it was not convenient for her to talk to the narrator at that point in time and refused to recognize her. Explain “I stopped horrified. I was in a room I knew and didn’t know”. Ans: When the narrator went to Mrs Dorling’s house 2nd time. A girl of about 15 let her in. She saw familiar things but arranged differently that brought unfamiliarity to the surrounding. She found herself surrounded by things that she had wanted to see again but which really oppressed her in that strange atmosphere. Recommended: • Class 11th Chapter wise Important Question Answers • • The Address: Long Question and Answer Question: Describe the narrator’s second visit to Mrs. Dorling house. Ans: The narrator’s first visit was in vain(useless). But she visited the 2nd time and then a girl opened the door and let her in. In the living room, the sight was dismal. The room had a strange, stressful effect on the atmosphere, t...

Class XI: Snapshot – The Address The Address By Marga Minco Introduction During World War II, the Germans (the Nazis under Hitler) invaded Holland where ninety percent of the people were Jews. Many of the Jews fled in fear to other countries. Thousands were imprisoned in concentration camps. A woman and her little daughter had also to leave their home. The woman left all her things with a woman known to her. After some time, the woman died. However, her daughter remembered the place where she used to live with her mother. Long after the war, she came to the town where she used to live with her mother. She went to meet the woman with whom her mother had left all her things. But the woman refused to recognize her because she didn’t want to return the things she had taken. In this story, the daughter describes how she felt during that visit and later on another visit. Summary After ringing the bell of House Number 46 in Marconi Street, a woman opened the door. On being introduced, the woman kept staring at her in silence. There was no sign of recognition on her face. The woman was wearing her mother’s green knitted cardigan. The narrator could understand that she had made no mistake. She asked the woman whether she knew her mother. The woman could not deny this. The narrator wanted to talk to her for some time. But the woman cautiously closed the door. The narrator stopped there for some time and then left the place. In the subsequent sections, the memories of the narrator’s ...

Mrs Dorling is some acquaintance of Mrs S, the mother of the narrator. She exploits Mrs S’s fears of the war. She herself insists that Mrs S should hand over all her ‘nice things’ to her. They will remain safe even if they have to leave the place during the war. No, her behaviour can’t be justified. Neither does she entertain nor help the narrator. She even refuses to recognise her. She makes no effort to return those articles to the girl which once belonged to her mother. It was the first half of the war. The narrator was home for a few days. One thing struck her immediately. Something or the other about the rooms had changed. Various things were missing. Her mother was surprised that her daughter had noticed it so quickly. Then her mother told her about Mrs Dorling. She also told the girl that Mrs Dorling would keep all her belongings safe in her hands during the war. 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. Mrs S was the mother of the narrator. The war in Holland proved to be a disaster for her. She was forced to part with all her precious and nice belongings. Mrs Dorling exploited her fear. She assured her that all things would be in her...

Answer: Yes, this statement gives some clue about the story. During the early part of the war Mrs Dorling had shifted the important belongings of her acquaintance Mrs S. from her house to 46, Marconi Street. These included table silver wares, antique plates and other nice things such as the iron anukkah candle-holder, woollen table cloth and green knitted cardigan with wooden buttons. Since Mrs S. had died during the war, Mrs Dorling did not expect anyone to come back and claim her costly belongings as she thought no one else knew her address. The statement indicates the greedy and possessive nature of Mrs Dorling. She did not open the door to the daughter of her former acquaintance nor did she show any signs of recognition. She did not let the girl in. She refused to see her then saying it was not convenient for her to do. The narrator had gone to this address with a specific purpose—to see her mother’s belongings. Even when she told Mrs Dorling that only she had come back, the woman with a broad back did not soften a bit. Thus the clash of interests is hinted at by the aforesaid statement. Question 2 : The story is divided into pre-war and post-war times. What hardships do you think the girl underwent during these times? Answer: During the pre-war times, the narrator lived in some other city far away from home and she visited her mother only for a few days. During the first half of the war the narrator’s mother was always afraid that they might have to leave the place an...

Class XI: Snapshot – The Address The Address By Marga Minco Introduction During World War II, the Germans (the Nazis under Hitler) invaded Holland where ninety percent of the people were Jews. Many of the Jews fled in fear to other countries. Thousands were imprisoned in concentration camps. A woman and her little daughter had also to leave their home. The woman left all her things with a woman known to her. After some time, the woman died. However, her daughter remembered the place where she used to live with her mother. Long after the war, she came to the town where she used to live with her mother. She went to meet the woman with whom her mother had left all her things. But the woman refused to recognize her because she didn’t want to return the things she had taken. In this story, the daughter describes how she felt during that visit and later on another visit. Summary After ringing the bell of House Number 46 in Marconi Street, a woman opened the door. On being introduced, the woman kept staring at her in silence. There was no sign of recognition on her face. The woman was wearing her mother’s green knitted cardigan. The narrator could understand that she had made no mistake. She asked the woman whether she knew her mother. The woman could not deny this. The narrator wanted to talk to her for some time. But the woman cautiously closed the door. The narrator stopped there for some time and then left the place. In the subsequent sections, the memories of the narrator’s ...

Answer: Yes, this statement gives some clue about the story. During the early part of the war Mrs Dorling had shifted the important belongings of her acquaintance Mrs S. from her house to 46, Marconi Street. These included table silver wares, antique plates and other nice things such as the iron anukkah candle-holder, woollen table cloth and green knitted cardigan with wooden buttons. Since Mrs S. had died during the war, Mrs Dorling did not expect anyone to come back and claim her costly belongings as she thought no one else knew her address. The statement indicates the greedy and possessive nature of Mrs Dorling. She did not open the door to the daughter of her former acquaintance nor did she show any signs of recognition. She did not let the girl in. She refused to see her then saying it was not convenient for her to do. The narrator had gone to this address with a specific purpose—to see her mother’s belongings. Even when she told Mrs Dorling that only she had come back, the woman with a broad back did not soften a bit. Thus the clash of interests is hinted at by the aforesaid statement. Question 2 : The story is divided into pre-war and post-war times. What hardships do you think the girl underwent during these times? Answer: During the pre-war times, the narrator lived in some other city far away from home and she visited her mother only for a few days. During the first half of the war the narrator’s mother was always afraid that they might have to leave the place an...

Mrs S was the mother of the narrator. The war in Holland proved to be a disaster for her. She was forced to part with all her precious and nice belongings. Mrs Dorling exploited her fear. She assured her that all things would be in her safe hands. But neither Mrs S nor her daughter ever received them again. The poor lady couldn’t survive the war. 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. Mrs Dorling is some acquaintance of Mrs S, the mother of the narrator. She exploits Mrs S’s fears of the war. She herself insists that Mrs S should hand over all her ‘nice things’ to her. They will remain safe even if they have to leave the place during the war. No, her behaviour can’t be justified. Neither does she entertain nor help the narrator. She even refuses to recognise her. She makes no effort to return those articles to the girl which once belonged to her mother. Mrs Dorling had given an assurance to Mrs S. She told her that all her ‘nice things would remain intact in her safe hands. Even if they had to leave the place during the war, they would lose nothing. So Mrs Dorling took all the silver ware, vases and antique plates with her. But the narrato...

Who was Mrs. Dorling? Ans: Mrs Dorling was an old acquaintance of the narrator’s mother. She was an opportunist. She renewed her contact primarily to take the antique things from the narrator’s house. She was greedy and rude. When the narrator came back after years, she makes her feel unwelcome and did not allow her to enter the house even she pretended not to recognize. What kind of welcome did the narrator get from Mrs. Dorling? Ans: Mrs Dorling was indifferent and displeased to see the narrator. She tried to prevent her from entering by blocking her entrance. Later she said that it was not convenient for her to talk to the narrator at that point in time and refused to recognize her. Explain “I stopped horrified. I was in a room I knew and didn’t know”. Ans: When the narrator went to Mrs Dorling’s house 2nd time. A girl of about 15 let her in. She saw familiar things but arranged differently that brought unfamiliarity to the surrounding. She found herself surrounded by things that she had wanted to see again but which really oppressed her in that strange atmosphere. Recommended: • Class 11th Chapter wise Important Question Answers • • The Address: Long Question and Answer Question: Describe the narrator’s second visit to Mrs. Dorling house. Ans: The narrator’s first visit was in vain(useless). But she visited the 2nd time and then a girl opened the door and let her in. In the living room, the sight was dismal. The room had a strange, stressful effect on the atmosphere, t...