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 contrast the character of the narrator's mother and Mrs.Dorling

Mrs. S was a simple, trustworthy woman who allowed Mrs. Dorling to take their things so that they would not be destroyed in the war. She was good natured and could not think of insulting anyone.

Mrs. Dorling wanted to save the precious things of Mrs. S. She took them with her and stored them in her house. Over the years, these things became a part and parcel of her life. When Mrs. S's daughter came back asking about the things, Mrs. Dorling was disconcerted. She had never imagined anyone would ever come back. She was afraid that she will have to return the things. Thus, she refused to acknowledge the narrator and did not allow her to enter the house. She was rude and discourteous.

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what are the symbols in the story
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good natured , trustworthy , disconcerted , rude , discourteous
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Pata nahi
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I think this is correct
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Hmm
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Muja Kya pata
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I do not know
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Trustworthy
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pkmb
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The narrator’s mother was a trusting woman. She told her daughter about Mrs Dorling, an old acquaintance, who had suddenly turned up and renewed their contact and since then had been a regular visitor. The mother did not doubt her kindness and was obliged that she insisted on taking all her nice things with her to save them. The mother was worried about Mrs Dorling getting a crick in her back from carrying the crockery and lugging the large vases. When the narrator showed her scepticism, she was annoyed.

On the other hand, Mrs Dorling was an opportunist. She renewed her contact primarily to take the antique things the narrator’s mother owned. When the narrator came back after years, she made her feel unwelcome as she did not wish to part with the things that had belonged to the narrator’s mother. She was rude and brusque with the narrator and did not allow her to enter the house

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