What makes the narrator go to 46, Marconi Street?
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.
Why was the narrator ‘not entirely convinced’ by the assurance given by Mrs
Dorling to her mother for saving all her ‘nice things’?
Who is Mrs Dorling? Do you justify her behaviour?
Describe Mrs S, the mother of the narrator. Was she a victim of the war?
What change did the narrator notice in her rooms when she was home for a few days?
