question_answer 1)

This play, written in the 1950s is 'a humorous and satirical depiction of the status of the mother in the family (i) What are the issue it raises? (ii) Do you think it caricatures these issues or do you think that the problems it raises are genuine? How does the play resolve the issues? Do you agree with the resolution?  

Answer:

(i) The main issue that the play raises is that the lady of the house, who is just like an axis, is never given her due respect, especially, if she is a simple housewife. The family members take her for granted. She works like an unpaid servant.  The second issue is that the mistress of the house should assert her position very firmly to. the family members. She should be ready to put across her views with determination rather than surrender meekly   (ii) The issues raised in the play are genuine even though they have been treated with satire and humour. The problem that we come- across in our life has been depicted in the chapter very sensitively The lady of the house should be the master of the house and she Should make sure that all the family members should give her respect and recognition that she deserves. The issue is convincingly resolved in the play The transformation of the personalities is symbolic. The author is portraying the fact that sometimes one has to put one's foot down.