The Disappearance

1. Does the title hint at anything ominous? How?
2. The father does not give any indication to the son that his mother is coming back. Why is that so? Do you think it is acceptable to tell a white lie?
3. Do you think the saying 'out of sight, out of mind' summarises this short story? How?
4. Do Americans and Indians share the same values? Explain.

     1. Yes, the title do hint something ominous because the disappearance usually associated with something bad         and unlucky.

       2.The father does not tells his son that his mother will come back because he does not want to give his sn hope that are merely will become reality even though he really put high hope as she will come back to her and always remembered his wife as he was unable to  resume his daily life regularly.(paragraph 19) 

          Telling white lie to his son is acceptable only in one condition which is his father must not tellwhite lies  for too long because eventually the son will know that his mother left them and will never come back as he grows as an adult.

      3. No,we do not agree that the saying summarises this short story because the husband still remember almost everything about his wife even though his wife is no longer by his side as shown in paragraph 25 and in paragraph 12 in the missing page.

        4. No, American and Indian does not share the same value because there is a huge gap of difference between Indian an American values. Indians are typically more traditional and have some eastern values in their life such as the husband never allow his wife to wear American clothes. The American themselves are typically more modern and does not have any of the Indian values as described in paragraph 11.