Module: General Practice
Q21: Consider the following statements regarding Mr. Shamnath's immediate reaction to the discovery of his sleeping mother:
1. Shamnath's initial internal reaction is one of intense fury and deep social humiliation at his mother's failure to follow his orders.
2. He quickly physicalizes his anger by violently shaking his mother awake and scolding her loudly in front of the American Boss.
3. Forced by the Boss's presence, Shamnath attempts to rapidly mask his boiling anger by forcing a polite smile and translating for his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2. He quickly physicalizes his anger by violently shaking his mother awake and scolding her loudly in front of the American Boss.
3. Forced by the Boss's presence, Shamnath attempts to rapidly mask his boiling anger by forcing a polite smile and translating for his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: C
The correct combination is statements 1 and 3. This concept explores the duality of Shamnath's public and private personas.
Structurally, when Shamnath sees his mother snoring, he is filled with a murderous rage, feeling that his entire carefully constructed illusion has collapsed (Statement 1). However, Statement 2 is incorrect because he cannot openly display this rage without ruining his civilized, Westernized facade in front of the Boss.
Therefore, he heavily suppresses his violent impulses.
He hisses at her in Hindi to wake up, but immediately plasters on a fake, subservient smile for the Boss, stepping in as an anxious translator (Statement 3). The causal link is that Shamnath's sycophancy toward the Boss is stronger than his urge to punish his mother in that exact moment, forcing him into a state of hypocritical politeness.
Structurally, when Shamnath sees his mother snoring, he is filled with a murderous rage, feeling that his entire carefully constructed illusion has collapsed (Statement 1). However, Statement 2 is incorrect because he cannot openly display this rage without ruining his civilized, Westernized facade in front of the Boss.
Therefore, he heavily suppresses his violent impulses.
He hisses at her in Hindi to wake up, but immediately plasters on a fake, subservient smile for the Boss, stepping in as an anxious translator (Statement 3). The causal link is that Shamnath's sycophancy toward the Boss is stronger than his urge to punish his mother in that exact moment, forcing him into a state of hypocritical politeness.