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प्रश्न
Based on the short story, The Story of an Hour, discuss what can be inferred about the significance of the open window in Mrs. Mallard’s room. Write your answer in a short paragraph of 100-150 words.
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उत्तर
In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the open window in Mrs. Mallard's room serves as a powerful symbol of freedom and the possibilities of life beyond the confines of her oppressive marriage. As Mrs. Mallard sits before it, the window provides a view of the outside world, which is vibrant and alive with the signs of spring. The descriptions of the "delicious breath of rain," the "notes of a distant song," and the "countless sparrows twittering in the eaves" suggest a world teeming with renewal and continuity. For Mrs. Mallard, who has just received news of her husband's death, the open window represents the new and unrestricted life that she can now lead. It stands as a portal to this new existence, contrasting starkly with the closed, stifling environment of her married life. The fresh, open air coming through the window symbolizes the freedom she has longed for, which is now tantalizingly within reach. This imagery supports the theme of liberation, highlighting the contrast between the confinement of her past and the boundless opportunities of her future.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :
They whisper like drizzle
as they roam the streets
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth.
They shiver like December nights
in their dreamless sleep
on shop verandahs.
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(2) What would you like to do for the betterment of the old people?
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(4) Pick out the expressions from the extract showing the sad situation of the old women.
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Naught man could do,have I left undone:
And you see my harvest, what I reap
This very day, now a year is run.
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Just a palsied few at the windows set;
For the best of the sight is, all allow,
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By the very scaffold's foot, I trow.
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| A | B | ||
| amateur | professional | leader | eccentric |
| compulsory | respective | elusive | cheap |
| traditional | unnecessary | supportive | ancillary |
| expensive | hateful | desperate | trivial |
| hopeful | modern | fanciful | repulsive |
| accepted | fulfilled | refused | showered |
| invaluable | novice | optional | |
| complex | antique | determined | |
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- Place
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- Distance
- How to go there
- Accommodation
- Food
- Climate
Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
Use your ideas to fill in the blanks.
