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• “Though what thoughts of regret, or pity, or perhaps even wounded human affection”- Explain"Though what thoughts of regret, or pity, or perhaps even wounded human affection were compounded with the satisfaction of his completed revenge, it is impossible to say."- Explain  In the novel "The Grass is Singing" [...]
• “She was going to be happy. She had no idea of the life she had to lead”- Explain"She was going to be happy. She had no idea of the life she had to lead. Poverty, which Dick had warned her of with a scrupulous humility, was another abstraction, nothing to do with [...]
• “She loved the town, felt safe there, and associated the country with her childhood”,-Explain"She loved the town, felt safe there, and associated the country with her childhood, because of those little drops she had lived in, and the way they were all surrounded by miles and miles of [...]
• Justify the title of the novel The Grass is SingingWhat picture of social life do you find in the novel “The Grass is Singing”? Or Justify the title of the novel The Grass is Singing. "The Grass is Singing" is a novel by British [...]
• Setting of the novel The Grass is SingingDiscuss the setting of the novel The Grass is Singing. "The Grass is Singing" by Doris Lessing (1919-2013) is a novel set in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the mid-20th century. The novel's setting plays [...]
• What truth is revealed through the murder of Mary by MosesWhat truth is exposed through the murder of Mary by Moses, the native worker in The Grass is Singing? Or. What truth is revealed through the murder of Mary by Moses? Doris Lessing’s (1919-2013) novel, [...]
• The autobiographical elements in The Grass is SingingTrace the autobiographical elements in The Grass is Singing. Or, Do you find autobiographical elements in The Grass is Singing?  Autobiographical elements are personal experiences, memories, and emotions depicted in a creative work reflecting the [...]
• The novel Grass is Singing is the story of a failed marriageThe novel Grass is Singing is the story of a failed marriage. “The Grass is Singing” by Doris Lessing (1919-2013) is an evergreen novel. The failed marriage between Mary and Dick Turner is a central [...]
• The murder of Mary in The Grass Is SingingDescribe the murder of Mary in The Grass Is Singing. "The Grass Is Singing" is a novel written by British author Doris Lessing (1919 - 2013) and published in 1950.  An intimate and illicit relationship [...]