1. The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions)
2. The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition)
3. The person he wants to marry
4. The person he actually marries
5. His thoughts when he looks into the mirror
6. His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arms
Chapter name-The snake and the mirror
By- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- i) A homoeopathic doctor is a poor person. He hardly has any money. The doctor used to live in a house with no electricity. It is a small rented room with many rats living inside it. He has just started his medical practice. So, he is a man with no money or possessions.
- ii) The doctor wants to become rich as well as he also wants to have a good appearance and that is why he decides to grow a thin moustache.
iii) The doctor wanted to marry a woman doctor with good medical practice and a lot of money. She should be fat so that she couldn’t run after him to catch him.
iv) He married a thin woman who runs like an athlete.
v) His thoughts were full of joy and satisfaction. He decides to grow a thin moustache and will keep smiling always. He also finds his smile attractive.
vi) He turned a stone. He made no movements. However, his mind was quite active. He also felt the presence of the god. He decided to write the words- ‘Oh God’ outside his little heart.