Sample Response

The homeopathic doctor is the central character in the story ‘The Snake and the Mirror’ written by the celebrated Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhmmad Basheer. He is unnamed in the story and is known by the designation.The homeopathic doctor was young and handsome and took pride on both his beauty and his status as a doctor. When he was sitting in front of the mirror, he had the tendency to look into the mirror and see his own beauty, an act which reveals his narcissism. He entertains a dream of being protected by a rich wife who is a busy doctor. These fantasies surely reveal a less masculine, less-big-brotherly character, willing to accept a wife, who is more placed than himself. However, he is a young man with composed nature who would not lose his presence of mind even at the face of imminent death. He is able to collect himself, think and act wisely, when he sees himself coiled by a cobra on the shoulder. Above all, he is a good story teller, in a native good-natured humour, capable of looking at oneself with affectionate, but realistic appreciations.

Conversation

After the shocking experience with the snake the doctor ran to his friend’s house.Imagine that the doctor tells his friend what had happened. Write a likely conversation between the doctor and his friends.