summary of chapter the address
The short story written by Marga Minco shows the life situation of various people after the second world war in Holland. The story starts with narrator's visit to the address Marcon House no 16 . It belonged to a lady named Mrs dorling. The narrator introduces himself as daughter of Mrs S.Howeven, the women refused to talk to that man at that moment. Although the narrator said that she came from such a long distance by train. The women didn't pay any attention on her situation. She asked her to come next time.
The narrator got very much angry and frustrated from such an unanticipated behaviour from that woman while coming back to home, she lost in old memories. She saw that women coming frequently at her house. Women, turn out to be classmate of narrator's mother. She provided help to that family by talking things like clothes, utensils, furniture for safety during the war period.
The narrator's mother had full trust on that lady however there was not only written agreement made for that. During that second visit, the narrator met with her small daughter. So, she allowed her to go inside the home. The narrator became nostalgic to see most of the things that once belonged to them. Never the less those things were used very carelessly in an unpleasant environment. As the true owner of those things was no more in this world.l, Narrator supposed those things did not have any value after on. Finally she decided to forget that address and she went back to her home without meeting the lady named Mrs Dorling.
The narrator got very much angry and frustrated from such an unanticipated behaviour from that woman while coming back to home, she lost in old memories. She saw that women coming frequently at her house. Women, turn out to be classmate of narrator's mother. She provided help to that family by talking things like clothes, utensils, furniture for safety during the war period.
The narrator's mother had full trust on that lady however there was not only written agreement made for that. During that second visit, the narrator met with her small daughter. So, she allowed her to go inside the home. The narrator became nostalgic to see most of the things that once belonged to them. Never the less those things were used very carelessly in an unpleasant environment. As the true owner of those things was no more in this world.l, Narrator supposed those things did not have any value after on. Finally she decided to forget that address and she went back to her home without meeting the lady named Mrs Dorling.