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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Family Relationships as Portrayed in the Price of Flowers

Family Relationships as Portrayed in the Price of Flowers

The Price of Flowers” is a story written by P.K Mukhopadhyay which paints family relationships in bright colours.This story portrays the life of a young poor girl named Alice Margaret Clifford(Maggie) who was far away from her brother Frank who lives far away in India. Gupta was an Indian living in London. Once he met Alice in a vegetarian restaurant. She was also called Maggie . She was working as typist in a nearby office. Her mother made cakes to sell them on Saturdays. She was from a poor family. She wanted to know if Gupta was an Indian. Her brother Frank had gone to India as he was a soldier in the military service. 

Gupta once went to Maggie’s house to meet her mother. Her mother was anxious to know about India because she had heard that India was a dangerous place to live in. She believed that most of the Indians had the rare power to see a person living in a distant land by gazing at a crystal ring. Maggie and her mother wanted him to look into the crystal ring and say how Frank was. Gupta told them that he did not possess such a power. 

One day Gupta received news that Maggie’ s mother was not well. He went to their house immediately. Maggie wanted him to gaze into the crystal and say whether Frank was safe. Gupta took the ring and told a lie that Frank was safe. Maggie’s mother was happy and soon became well. Later Gupta was shocked to learn that Frank had died in the war. Gupta felt very sad. Then in the morning of his last day in London, Maggie came to see him. At that time he was packing up things. She gave him a shilling to buy flowers and place them on her brother’s grave in India.

The strong love and care Maggie showers towards her mother is of the highest order.Maggie's mother is a widow and is unhealthy .Still she  makes cakes and sells to take care of Maggie. Maggie compels the writer to tell a lie only because she wanted her mother recover soon.The story revolves round the crystal ring sent by Frank as a token of his love towards his mother and sister.The priceless flowers to be dedicated at Frank's grave sums up the deep love and respect the sister and mother had for Frank.The writer is surprised by the magical bond of love among the members of the family.When we analyse the family relationships in the story , we cant but say that life is beautiful here with the magical bond of selfless love.
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SUMMARY OF The Price of Flowers +

The story discusses family relationships .The strong love and care Maggie showers towards her mother is of the highest order.Maggie's mother is a widow and is unhealthy .Still she  makes cakes and sells to take care of Maggie. Maggie compels the writer to tell a lie only because she wanted her mother recover soon.

The story revolves round the crystal ring sent by Frank as a token of his love towards his mother and sister.The priceless flowers to be dedicated at Frank's grave sums up the deep love and respect the sister and mother had for Frank.The writer is surprised by the magical bond of love among the members of the family.When we analyse the family relationships in the story , we can say that life is beautiful here with the magical bond of selfless love.

Human relationships in the story -the Serang of  Ranaganji

SUMMARY OF THE STORY +


The story is a deep study of human relationships.The Serang represents common people with  simple life and noble ideals.he is satisfied with what he has got.Miss Jopesmith is a symbol of elite people , snobbish and selfish.The doctor is young ,inexperienced but duty bound .The Serang  changes the doctor in many ways. Hasan's words and deeds change him .He feels ashamed of his desire for wealth and fame in life.In this way, the  anecdote is a study of human relationships.





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