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What kind of relationship did Mrs. Croft share with her daughter Helen?

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The relationship of Mrs. Crost with that of her daughter did not seem to be that of love and affection. They shared a very practical life based on strong reasons and logic. She seemed to be a matter of fact person who didn't believe in getting emotional on stuff. She carried on her responsibilities for her mother as a mere schedule. Care and empathy were what lacked in her. She knew what were her mother's weaknesses. This is clear when she says: ‘She slips sometimes.’ The gap between their generations was visible when they differed on women wearing miniskirts on the streets. Helen was quite indifferently calm of the fact that Mrs. Croft was three years older than a century and needed constant assistance, supervision, and above all, love.

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अध्याय 1.6: The Third and Final Continent - Understanding the text [पृष्ठ ८३]

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अध्याय 1.6 The Third and Final Continent
Understanding the text | Q 4 | पृष्ठ ८३

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