Please answer this question with reference to the chapter "My Mother at 66" by Kamala Das from the class 12 - English - Book Review

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Please answer this question with reference to the chapter "My
Mother at 66" by Kamala Das from the class 12 English textbook
'Flamingo'

Q Explain the contrasting situations in the poem Why does the poet
do so?

Rithika Laxmi · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

Irrespective of a person's age, the yearning for home and the bond
that one feels for their family never ceases to weaken In fact,
with age and growth these bonds become deeper as one moves away
from home The 'old familiar ache' refers to the pain of separation
from family that we feel acutely when we are children It also comes
with a sense of fear emanating from a supposition that one might
not meet them again for some reason As the child grows up, the
parents also grow older and we are all aware of the fact that death
is inevitable So as the poet leaves her mother behind, she feels
that pain of separation from her mother and also a fear of never
getting to meet her again if some unfortunate incident happens The
contrary pulls come from two directions, one is the pain of
separation felt in leaving her mother and the other is the lure of
the new, the exciting and independent life that awaits her It is a
dilemma faced by one and all,in this poem the poet is trying to
contend with this situation

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Please answer this question with reference to the chapter "My Mother at 66" by Kamala Das from the class 12 English textbook 'Flamingo'. Q. Explain the contrasting situations in the poem . Why does the poet do so?

Please answer this question with reference to the chapter "My Mother at 66" by Kamala Das from the class 12 English textbook 'Flamingo'.

Q. Explain the contrasting situations in the poem . Why does the poet do so?