In your view, what else could Rakesh have done to make his father's final years more comfortable? Role of the daughter-in-law: Verma had his misgivings about her - "although the daughter-in-law kept tactfully out of the way, the old man could just see her smirk sliding merrily through the air. Will you be ready to sacrifice your career, status, and economic opportunities for the good of your parents? He never steps back in the matter of his father's care. He brought his father's morning tea, read the newspapers and visited his father after returning from the clinic. A Devoted Son, Desai not only looks at the complex nature of family relations but also the difficulties in communication between people, the human condition, and the tension between life and death. This story has also presented a fine relationship between grandfather and grandchildren. In desai's story a devoted son rakesh insists. He is the doctor and he can decide the course of action that should be taken. He comes from a poor Indian village.
The task of caring for senior citizens must be given importance. Varma has his small friends in the house who are his grandchildren. The stories, including A Devoted Son, reflect contemporary urban life in India and the characters are from all walks of life. He could have provided his father with mental support. He adores America, but he adores his family more and has always intended to come home. Short Story Analysis: A Devoted Son by Anita Desai. The story has focused on his unselfish devotion toward his family members, especially his father. ▪︎ He read the morning newspaper for his father and provided his father with morning tea in a brass tumbler. Nepali parents give much preference to their children's quality education.
· "went up the steps" – not ran; calm and composed. He only hurt himself, trying. He could have tried to make his father happy all the time instead of being strict. As mentioned Varma has no quality of life and Rakesh has a duty to keep his father alive. A Devoted Son || Summary. Children used to see her only as their mother, not as a society figure. Rakesh's mother dies and his father gets sick. It has been stated that young children and older people have similar personalities, and this can be seen in this tale. Answer the following questions. All of them became quite happy and felt pride in Rakesh's achievement. He has some complaints but he is not so overtly unhappy. Rakesh wonders if he's doing it deliberately for attention.
But Rakesh had turned his back to him and was cleaning up the litter of bottles and packets on the medicine shelf and did not notice while Veena slipped silently out of the room with a little smirk that only the old man saw, and hated. The plot is well-knit and all the incidents in the story bring out the changing relationship under shifting circumstances. He used to advise him to move outside to the garden. Rakesh's result was his father's lifelong sacrifices. He bowed down and touched my feet. ' His mother has spent her life as a housewife doing her household tasks. Varma was quite good while his wife was alive. The story starts with good news in the morning time. "At least you have a doctor in the house to look after you, " sighed Bhatia, having vividly described his martyrdom to piles. This is a problem of the modern world caused by the busy life. ▪︎ For Rakesh, his family was his priority. In desai's story a devoted son rakesh insists on a strict diet for his father. Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten. During her coming of age and also in the same neighborhood she grew up in.