This document summarizes a story told from the perspective of a narrator. It describes the narrator visiting an address from her past where she used to live with her mother, Mrs. S. The narrator was afraid to visit initially due to evoking memories of the war. When she did visit, she found only Mrs. Dorling's daughter there. Upon entering, she discovered her mother's belongings arranged tastelessly in the living room. The narrator realized the items had lost their essence and meaning to her now, so she resolved to forget about the address and move on.
2. Marga
Minco Daughter
of Sara Menco,
born 31 March
1920 is
a Dutch journalis
t and writer. Her
real surname
was Menco, but
an official
accidentally
switched the first
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vowel.
3. About Narrator
"In 1957 Minco published her first
book, Het bittere kruid in which a
nameless character goes through war
experiences reminiscent of the author's
It took a long time for the narrator to visit
that address as she was afraid of being
confronted to things which would evoke
memories of her past.After the first visit
the narrator returned back to the address
lucky to find only Mrs. Dorling's daughter
who invited her in.Along the passage the
narrator noticed their old Hanukkah
candle holder.
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5. Before War in Mrs’S
House
A lady named Mrs.Dorling comes to
Mrs.S house , to give pre-war
information to Mrs.S.
And Finally Mrs.Dorling takes the
ornaments, precious items goods etc.
of Mrs.S Pomising her to return them
back after the War.
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8. It took a
long time for
the narrator
to visit that
address as
she was
afraid of
being
confronted
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to things
9. which would evoke
memories of her past.After
the first visit the narrator
returned back to the address
lucky to find only Mrs.
Dorling's daughter who
invited her in.Along the
passage the narrator noticed
their old Hanukkah candle
holder.
10. When she entered the living room she
found her mother's belongings
arranged in a tasteless manner
surrounded by ugly furniture and
muggy smell.The girl offered the
narrator some tea and they started
talking.The narrator looked at the
antiques that belonged to her mother
and realized that those things had lost
their essence because of the way they
were kept there and also
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11. because now
she lived in a
small rented
room which
had no space
for these
items,she
resolved to
forget that
address and
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move on.