A Family by Guy de Maupassant

QUESTION 1
   
What does the author mean by:

There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever. He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?

In my opinion, the author mean by "There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever. He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?" is in order that old man cannot do anything heavy work anymore. This is because their physically is too weak to do anything and its can affect bad influence to their health. Cause of this, it would also depend on someone shoulder to take care of them. To care bout their cleaness, their cloth, their drink and eat also their fully time to take some rest. It is doesn't wrong we as their family should take that responsibility to take care of them. Not to put them at the OldFolk's Home. They also have heart to feel sad if we don't care bout them. Cherish their day. Appreciate them, for what they has done and sacrifice for entire of their life. Give and fulfill for their wishes before their last breath.


QUESTION 2
   
Which character did you like or dislike in this short story? Why?

The character did I like in this short story is Simon Radevin. Simon Radevin who knows ones thought also active guy and a close friend of narrator. But, that was when he is only simple guy but now he is a father also a husband. He is kind and good son - in - law. The moment he invited his friend to his home and prepared him a meal and shelter for a night. Simon is a responsible father. As head of the family, he did have a job for his living, he realised that being a father and a husband not only eating and sleeping. Reality is not as nice as dream.

 
QUESTION 3
   
Do you think the “I” is a male or female? Why do you think so?

I think " I " in this short story is a female. Firstly, it is because in the paragraph 19 you can look the paragraph says " I was then shown to my room to change my dress for dinner " shows that there is impossible for man to wear dress unless he is definitely transgender.

Secondly, It always be a female. This is because the expression emotion in this story such like a woman expression. Why did I say like that? The evidence that I can pick from this short story, you can look at the paragraph which it says " I looked at him closely, trying to discover in that broad face the features I held so dear. His eyes alone had not changed, but I no longer saw the same expression in them, and I said to myself  " If the expression be the reflection of the mind, the thought in that head are not what they used to be formerly, those thought which I knew so well " It show like some intimate feeling. No way a guy could express such of this word.

Lastly, " snoring by the side of his ugly wife " it shows an expression of a woman who have being jealous with Simon's wife. So, 100%  I agree to say that " I " in this short story is prefer to female.