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                               Answer any one of the following questions in about 80-100 words.                                                                          (4) "The Dear Departed' is a satire on the modern society, devoid of moral values and full of insensitive, greedy and pretentious people. Comment. Or After her brothers visit, Lucia writes a page in her diary in the form of a short story about her past life and her present situation. As Lucia, write the short-story in about 80-100 words.

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  Yes, through the portrayal of various characters in the play' The Dear Departed', the playwright comments onthe modern day society. Most people, now, have become insensitive. They possess an apathetic view towards others. This insensitivity is found more towards the elderly people. Old parents and grandparents are treatedas a burden and everyone wishes them to depart from this world. People like Amelia and Elizabeth are moreconcerned about how they should appear rather than shedding a tear on the loss of the one who had given them birth and had spent his life bringing them up. The playwright wants to make a comment on the loss of moral values in the society. The conversation between the characters of the play shows that, all of them arepretentious. They are materialistic and possessive in their attitude and behavior. Henry and Amelia don't even wait for the funeral of the 'dead', they grab all his precious or not so precious belongings like the bureau, the clock and even his slippers. No doubt, this decline of values and the weakness of one's personality doesn't belong only to the characters of the play. The playwright wishes to say that it has become an epidemic in our society. Or My angelic brothers Nicola and Jacopo had come to visit me along with a stranger, who had brought them inhis car. They have grown up as responsible gentlemen. I remember our childhood, which was so comfortable and cultured. Father was a well known singer and I too was getting training to become a singer. We all used toplay together, but who knew that destiny would strike so hard on us. The bomb explosion simply ruined ourlives. On the top of it, this disease of mine took our happiness. Today I am alive and struggling to recover just because of my brothers. They have sacrificed their childhood for me. They go hungry and without sleep just for my sake. They wish to see me in perfect condition for which they undergo all kinds of odd jobs. Every penny is saved for my treatment. I just want to recover and stand on my own feet and then do whatever I can for them. I cannot see them working so hard and would like to help them in any manner. They are so honest in character that they would never indulge in any kind of unfair means to earn money. We can suffer more, but we will never sacrifice our family values. This truth will surely repay and everything will be alright. Our bad days shall soon get over and we will again enjoy our past days. May god bless my brothers and give them all the energy and vigour to fight against all odds.