Module: General Practice
Q50: Consider the following statements regarding the final image and thematic conclusion of the narrative:
1. The final image of the story depicts the mother weeping silently while forcing herself to stay awake, mentally preparing to destroy her failing eyesight for her son's ambition.
2. The Phulkari completes its symbolic transition from a discarded piece of rural heritage to an active instrument of ongoing maternal exploitation.
3. As the night ends, Mr. Shamnath is plagued by deep moral guilt, finally recognizing the immense psychological and physical toll his ambition has taken on his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
2. The Phulkari completes its symbolic transition from a discarded piece of rural heritage to an active instrument of ongoing maternal exploitation.
3. As the night ends, Mr. Shamnath is plagued by deep moral guilt, finally recognizing the immense psychological and physical toll his ambition has taken on his mother.
Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?
✅ Correct Answer: C
Statement 3 is the only incorrect statement.
This final question addresses the ultimate thematic takeaway of the story.
Structurally, the narrative ends not with a grand explosion, but with a quiet, devastating image: the mother sitting alone, crying, forcing her tired eyes to stay open because she has surrendered to making the embroidery (Statement 1). Contextually, the Phulkari—once a symbol of her past that Shamnath was ashamed of—has been transformed into the literal chain of her exploitation, a product she must manufacture to buy her son's happiness (Statement 2). Statement 3 is definitively false.
The causal horror of the story's ending is Shamnath's total lack of guilt.
He celebrates his impending promotion, completely oblivious and indifferent to his mother's tears, cementing his status as a morally hollow man who has successfully sacrificed his humanity for corporate gain.
This final question addresses the ultimate thematic takeaway of the story.
Structurally, the narrative ends not with a grand explosion, but with a quiet, devastating image: the mother sitting alone, crying, forcing her tired eyes to stay open because she has surrendered to making the embroidery (Statement 1). Contextually, the Phulkari—once a symbol of her past that Shamnath was ashamed of—has been transformed into the literal chain of her exploitation, a product she must manufacture to buy her son's happiness (Statement 2). Statement 3 is definitively false.
The causal horror of the story's ending is Shamnath's total lack of guilt.
He celebrates his impending promotion, completely oblivious and indifferent to his mother's tears, cementing his status as a morally hollow man who has successfully sacrificed his humanity for corporate gain.