(i) Mother's Day is a comical satire. The story is a simple one, yet strongly condemns the position of women in society. Our mothers and wives work hard daily, turning our houses into homes. The receive no wages and have no weekends off and work all day long, R)und the clock. Little do we realise the hard work they put in to make it all perfect. We take them for granted and never appreciate them or stop by to drop a word of thanks'. The story very clearly states that our mother and wives have equal right to relax, enjoy their lives and deser•æ acknowledgement and appreciation. They sacrifice their whole lives building ours'. Husbands stay busy at work and kid: are occupied in their own lives. Amidst all this women bse their self trying to contain our world.
(ii) The problems that play raises are serious. The treatment is of course comic. In the stow the major complaint of Mrs. Pearson is that her family doesn't*spend time with her. The author has tr to highlight the fact that how lonely can a woman feel when all the members of her family early morning to work and then return in the evening just to get the supper and then again tt socialise outside home. They pay her no time or attention. She selflessly makes the home and a: nothing in return. However, little do we realise that they also yearn for company and wish t) spend time with their loved ones. In the play, Mrs Fitzgerald a determined lady Who lives in the and a fortune teller, help Mrs Pearson by exchanging body with her and dealt With Mrs. Pearson's family. She made the Pearsons understand that Mrs. Pearson IS a human after all and that even after working 24x7 she receives no acknowledgement and apprec ation from her family members. She did not prepare the supper and did not iron the clothes and made George, Doris and Cyril realise that how dependent they are actually on Mrs. Pearson She is the sole pillar who keeps their lives in place and keeps everything ready fcr them before even they have asked for it Finally when the three receive such harsh treatment and see Annie sitting back and not doing household chores, they feel helpless and find it a II difficult to manage on their own, They realise that their lives are absolutely incomplete without Mrs. Pearson. The resolution was perfect and very well decided. The Pearsons needed the harsh treatment after all else they would have never realised the blunder they were going on committing. After what all happened and when Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Pearson exchanged the bodies back the original ones, Annie tells George, Doris and Cyril to stay back and cards with her and proposed that kids would do While s he could sit back and relax While talking to her husband, to Which the three approved merrily.