Question

“That was the turning point in our friendship.” What was the turning point?

Answer 1

Hint: This is a heart-warming story. The author states the three phases of the relationship between her grandmother and him. The first phase was when he used to live with her in the village and her parents were in the city. Secondly, when both of them also shifted to the city as his parents settled down nicely. Lastly, when the author himself went to the university for higher studies.

Complete answer:
This question is extracted from the story “portrait of a lady” and it is written by Khushwant Singh. In this story, the writer describes the detailed bond between him and his grandmother.

According to the question we need to tell the turning point of the relationship between him and his grandmother. In the early days, the author and the grandmother shared a strong bond. She made him ready for school and then accompanied him there and also herself brought him home back. She also teaches him about God by singing prayers every morning. She also helped him in learning school lessons. But when they moved to the city their bond was strained. This is the time when their relationship got turned around. The author started going to the English Medium School, his subjects now got changed. A grandmother no longer accompanied him to school and could not help in his studies. Although they both shared the same room in the city, they talked very little.

Note: In this story, the author portrays his grandmother’s character very strongly. He said that she accepted every change in his life silently. She neither cried nor complained. When the author went to the university for higher studies she dealt with her seclusion in a remarkable manner. Instead of crying, she started spinning the wheel, reciting prayers, and feeding bread crumbs to the sparrows.