The play mother’s day by J.B priestly brings out a sharp contrast in the characters of the two main protagonists, Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald. Mrs. Pearson is shown as quite, submissive a woman who thinks it to be her prime duty to serve her family. On the other hand her family consists of rude, arrogant and dominating members. Each of them her like a servant. Ordering her about and talking rudely, in the process hurting sentiments and feelings Mrs. Pearson suffers quietly, never speaks her mind and never retaliates all because of she wants to avoid any kind of unpleasantness. Mrs. Fitzgerald on the other hand is strong, dominating, and frank and out speaking. She demands respect and takes prickle in that fact that no one can take her for a right. She has an identity of her own, speaks her mind asserts herself. She is instruments in bringing apart a transformation in the family members of Pearson family. She exchanges her personality with Mrs. Pearson with help of magic and tackles her family members one by one and openly insults, humiliates and offends them. She refuses to do any work. She rebels by smoking and drinking. All this was done to make them realize their mistakes and make them love and respects their mother. She succeeds in the end.
