The portrait of a lady Mind Map

MIND  MAP

Of

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY 

By

KUSHWANT SINGH

GRANDMOTHER

wrinkled face

always prayed

fat & slightly bent

Couldn't walk straight

3 Phases Of Friendship Between Grandmother And Narrator

phase 1

Close friends

waked him up in morning

made him ready for school

school was attached to the temple

close friends in village

prayed in chorus

spent her time in reading books

Phase 2

Went to city

narrator started going to english school

both shared same room

grandmother hated English words and science

there was no teaching of god in eng school

music was for prostitutes and paupers

Phase 3

The bond of friendship snapped

bond of friendship broken

narrator began to study in a university

a separate room was given to him

Grandmother accepts her loneliness quietly

relaxed only in afternoon

did spinning and recited prayers

sat in the verandah

fed sparrows

Narrator goes abroad for higher studies

kissed his forehead silently

grandmother didn't show any emotions

Ending Time

narrator returned home after 5 years

collected all women

sang songs of home coming worriers

she didn't pray

mourning of sparrows

did not chirrup

they sat near the dead body

they flew away quietly

declared her end was near & lay peacefully in bed