The Disappearance (tasks)

1. Does the title hint at anything ominous? How?
   Yes. The title does hint on something ominous by giving the short story the title "The Disappearance", it give the hint of something missing and something disappear.
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?
   He didn't want to hurt his son feeling. Yes, it is acceptable to tell a white lie especially to kids. The reasons is that kids do not really understand what is going on if given such a complicated reasons. So it is better lying rather than explaining something complicated to the kids which at last will bring dissappointment
3. Do you think the saying 'out of sight, out of mind' summarises this short story? How?
   No. Eventhough the wife is out of the husband's sight , he never forget her for the rest of his life
4. Do Americans and Indians share the same values? Explain.
   No. American and  Indian do not share the same value especially when it comes to clothing. The American tend to wear sexy clothing but the Indian tend to wear the closed-clothing such as salwaar kameez.