On the screen, he watches his father interact with a young girl which reminds of his own interaction with him. He then decides to see the last movie of his father. Shambu tries to share his father’s stories with his friends but none of them seems interested. She also believes that going to the theatre is also ruining Shambu’s studies. Shambu often asks his mother to accompany him to the theatres but she declines. On the flip side, his mother feels it is painful and hurtful to see her husband on a screen when in truth he is dead. It reminds him of the man and also gives him an escape into a reality where he is still alive. Shambu’s father was an actor so he loves to see him on the film screen. But, they both are lonely in their struggles with the loss. They both miss the man and grieve in their own respective ways. In this story, Shambu and his mother are grieving the loss of his father. It also highlights how different individuals deal with grief differently, according to their age, experience and personality. It is a story dealing with bereavement, loss, tragedy and learning to cope with such events. The story is one from the Malgudi Days collection of Narayan.
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