A Respectable Woman : Summary + Question Answer
A Respectable Woman BY --- Kate Chopkin 1. Main Characters : Mrs. Baroda : The Central Character Mr. Gatson : Mrs. Baroda's Husband Mr. Gouvernail : Mr. Gatson's college friend, and their guest 2. Plot Summary : 'A Respectable Woman' is the story of inner struggle of Mrs. Baroda. When she comes to know that her husband's friend is coming to stay with them for a week or two, she didn't like it. Before meets him, she makes a prejudiced image of him, and decides she won't like him. But when he comes, she finds he is not as she had imagined him to be. She wants to make him comfortable and at home by talking and accompanying him. Gouvernail is a reserved person, so Mrs. Baroda finds it impossible to penetrate his silence although she honestly tries for it. She feels puzzled by his personality, and decides to leave for her aunt in a city the next morning. That evening as she was sitting on a bench under a tree, Gouvernail comes near him, and sits beside he...