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Mother's Day - J.B. Priestley

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · English

Summary of Mother's Day - J.B. Priestley for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 11 English. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Mother's Day is a humorous play set in the living-room of the Pearson family in a London suburb on an afternoon in early autumn. It presents the problem of a mother who is taken for granted by her husband and children. Through a body-swap with the neighbour Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Annie Pearson learns t

Key Concepts

Mrs Pearson is a pleasant but

Mrs Pearson is a pleasant but worried-looking woman in her forties. At the start, she is polite, apologetic, and used to serving her family. After the

Mrs Fitzgerald is an older

Mrs Fitzgerald is an older, heavier neighbour with a strong and sinister personality and a deep, rather Irish voice. She knows fortune-telling and the

George

George, Doris, and Cyril expect Mrs Pearson to wait on them, do their work, and avoid conflict. Their behaviour shows how a family can become dependen

The play becomes funny when Mrs

The play becomes funny when Mrs Pearson acts like the strict head of the house and the others become confused, embarrassed, and helpless. The reversal

George is about fifty

George is about fifty, fundamentally decent but solemn, self-important, and pompous. He is secretly mocked at his club as Pompy-ompy Pearson. He is sh

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the main characters and their roles in the play
  • Follow the sequence of the body-swap and its effect on family relations
  • Recognise the humorous treatment of family behaviour and domestic power
  • Identify the theme of respect for mothers and the problem of spoiling children
  • See how dialogue creates character, conflict, and comic effect

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