In the story, Aunty's neices get together and figure out what they should do with their Aunt. They feel as though she is getting to old to be able to live by herself. They all come up with the idea of putting her in a old folk's home because none of them are able to give her the care she needs. In today's sociey many families deal with the same situation. Do you feel that Aunty's nieces were just tying to get rid of her so they could all profit from selling her house? Or do you feel that they genuinely thought they were making the right decision about putting their Aunty in the "best" old folks home?
In the beginning of the story the family was very conserned about their aunt's well being. They wanted to put her into a home for her own good. They tought that a home would be better for her because it could care for her better then they could. Once their father died there was no one left to care for the anut, because they lived together and took care of each other. The family did not think they could care for her the way that she needed it. So they put her in the best possible home they can find, but it really is not. The one that they find is not good, and does not treat the people with respect. So the family tries to get her out to go and live with them. However, they can not find her and in the end they sasy that she is just their aunt. This shows us that this is not about thier aunt but about their convenious. They do not want to be bothered to hunt down and care for their elderly anut, they are just interested in themselves.
Up until the last few pages it is believable that the neices are doing what is best for Aunty by putting her in a home where she will be taken care of. They make her seem very special to them even though she is not even blood related but by marriage. They come up with a decision to put her in a home and split the profit of her house. In the end of the story it becomes evident that they were doing all of this for their own good and not out of respect for Aunty. The home they had put her in was not good at all. They identified her as a number and gave no respect to the people living there. Once the neices realized this they tried to get Aunty out by identifying her amongst other elderly women there, but they couldn't. They realized that she was just an aunt and not anything extraordinary which influenced the decision they made in the first place to put her in the home. I think they were in it for themselves.
At first the author does a good job with making the reader think that this is a nice family oriented story, but by the end we see that this story was about greed. The nieces say that they really care about the aunt and that they want to find her the best place they can. They do prove this by saying that they would not be able to care for her like the way she needs to be cared for which is probably true, but this can be perceived as just an act because the money from the house is always looming behind. In the end the nieces are in this for the money rather than the care of the aunt which is very sad.
Even after devoting her entire life to the care of her nieces and nephews, why do you think her brother’s five children were so apt to place Aunty in a rest home? Do you feel that placing Aunty in a rest home was the best decision to make? Or, are her brother’s five children trying to erase “Aunty” from the family?
In the story, Anu stated she had a dream of a kitten, and the kitten was being throwen over a wall the kitten then suddenly cried out in a pathetic tone but then come to find out it wasnt a kitten it was her Aunty. How do you think this dream interrpurts how she feels toward/about and whats the realatioship she has with Aunty? Why would God never forgive her?
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In the story, Aunty's neices get together and figure out what they should do with their Aunt. They feel as though she is getting to old to be able to live by herself. They all come up with the idea of putting her in a old folk's home because none of them are able to give her the care she needs. In today's sociey many families deal with the same situation. Do you feel that Aunty's nieces were just tying to get rid of her so they could all profit from selling her house? Or do you feel that they genuinely thought they were making the right decision about putting their Aunty in the "best" old folks home?
In the beginning of the story the family was very conserned about their aunt's well being. They wanted to put her into a home for her own good. They tought that a home would be better for her because it could care for her better then they could. Once their father died there was no one left to care for the anut, because they lived together and took care of each other. The family did not think they could care for her the way that she needed it. So they put her in the best possible home they can find, but it really is not. The one that they find is not good, and does not treat the people with respect. So the family tries to get her out to go and live with them. However, they can not find her and in the end they sasy that she is just their aunt. This shows us that this is not about thier aunt but about their convenious. They do not want to be bothered to hunt down and care for their elderly anut, they are just interested in themselves.
Up until the last few pages it is believable that the neices are doing what is best for Aunty by putting her in a home where she will be taken care of. They make her seem very special to them even though she is not even blood related but by marriage. They come up with a decision to put her in a home and split the profit of her house. In the end of the story it becomes evident that they were doing all of this for their own good and not out of respect for Aunty. The home they had put her in was not good at all. They identified her as a number and gave no respect to the people living there. Once the neices realized this they tried to get Aunty out by identifying her amongst other elderly women there, but they couldn't. They realized that she was just an aunt and not anything extraordinary which influenced the decision they made in the first place to put her in the home. I think they were in it for themselves.
At first the author does a good job with making the reader think that this is a nice family oriented story, but by the end we see that this story was about greed. The nieces say that they really care about the aunt and that they want to find her the best place they can. They do prove this by saying that they would not be able to care for her like the way she needs to be cared for which is probably true, but this can be perceived as just an act because the money from the house is always looming behind. In the end the nieces are in this for the money rather than the care of the aunt which is very sad.
Even after devoting her entire life to the care of her nieces and nephews, why do you think her brother’s five children were so apt to place Aunty in a rest home? Do you feel that placing Aunty in a rest home was the best decision to make? Or, are her brother’s five children trying to erase “Aunty” from the family?
QUESTION:
In the story, Anu stated she had a dream of a kitten, and the kitten was being throwen over a wall the kitten then suddenly cried out in a pathetic tone but then come to find out it wasnt a kitten it was her Aunty. How do you think this dream interrpurts how she feels toward/about and whats the realatioship she has with Aunty? Why would God never forgive her?
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