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1. MOTHER’S DAY
By J.B.Priestley
JohnJoseph
PGTEnglish
JNVPathanamthitta

2. J.B.Priestley
•Full Name: John Boynton Priestley
•13 September 1894 –14 August 1984
•English novelist, playwright, screenwriter
•Priestley served in the British army during
the First World War
Major Works
•The Good Companions (1929)
•Angel Pavement (1930)
•Dangerous Corner (1932)
•Mother's Day (1950)

3. What is a play ?

4. •A play is a work of drama
•Dialogue between characters
•Intended for theatrical performance
•The writer of a play is a playwright
•Genres: Comedy, Farce, Satirical, Tragedy etc.
What is a play ?

5. Common Terms
•Characters: They portray the feelings, conflicts etc. of a
person
•Theme: The main thread of the story, or the message it
conveys.
•Plot: Plot comprises exposition, a rising action as well as
a falling action, climax and resolution.
•Scene: Drama consists of different situations, taking
place at different places. Each time or place is portrayed
in different scenes.

6. Characters
•Mrs. Annie Pearson: Wife/Mother
•George Pearson: Husband/Father
•Doris Pearson: Daughter
•Cyril Pearson: Son
•Mrs. Fitzgerald: Neighbour

7. Mrs. Pearson
•Pleasantbutworried
lookingwomaninher
forties.
•Light,flurriedsortof
tonewithatouchof
suburbancockney.
George Pearson
•Aboutfifty
•Decentbutsolemn
•Self-important&pompous
•Heisaheavy,slowmoving
type.
•Helikesdrinking.

8. Mrs. Fitzgerald
•Older&heavier
•Strongandsinisterpersonality
•Shesmokes.
•DeepvoicewithIrishtone.
•Next-doorneighbour

9. Doris
•Daughter
•Very careless
•Commands service instead
of request.
•In relationship with
Charlie Spence.
Cyril Pearson
•Son
•Commands service
instead of request.
•Never helps mother

10. The action takes place in the living-room of the Pearsons’
Comfortably furnished Suburban semi detached Villa in a London
suburb.
•Conversation between the 2 ladies
❑To have a person to share their worries
❑Mothers carry the burden of family, with none to share
❑Gossiping
❑What are the topics they might talk ?
•Contrasting voices
❑Voices based on their personality
❑Is it possible to guess the personality by their voice ?
❑Not only visual appearance, even voice can be used to define a
character

11. •Most often neighbours discuss their family matter.
•Good neighbour offer a helping hand of support
•The friendship between neighbours are diminishing
now a days
•What are the traits of a good neighbour ?
•Growing up in a good/bad neighbourhood and its
effect on children.
Neighbours

12. •Mrs.Fitzgeraldisagoodfortune
teller.Shehadlearntitfromthe
East.
•SheadvisesMrs.Pearsontobe
bold.
•Sheaskshernottobetheservant
ofthefamily,assheisworth
more.
“Mistress of the house rather than a slave”

13. What is happening at the Pearson’s
•They are a pleasant family from outside
•All members take Mrs. Pearson for granted
•Mrs. Pearson carries all the burden
•Nobody even checks her welfare
•She is not helped by anybody in her hardship
•She doesn’t want any unpleasantness in the family
•She remains quiet about her worries

14. •Mrs. Fitzgerald has tricks up her sleeve
•She learnt these from The East
•Once the spell is chanted, a body exchange take
place through magic.
•Mrs. Pearson becomes Mrs. Fitzgerald in
appearance and vice versa
•The chant: “Arshtatta dum-arshitatta lam-
arshitatta lamdumbona…”
Changing places-Changing bodies

15. The element of Magic
•The magical spell and changing of bodies are a fantasy
•Even now, lot of people believe in magic and
superstitions.
•Here, the magic is used for the purpose of improving
Mrs. Pearson’s miserable life
•This dramatic transformation should be a feast to the
eyes when the skit is performed.
•The author wishes to show us, when a single person in a
family changes their personality abruptly, what all things
happen.

16. After the Magic Spell
Mrs. Pearson
•Strong & sinister
•Authoritative
•Confident
•Commanding nature
•Has a plan about what
she must do
Mrs. Fitzgerald
•Soft and gentle
•Polite
•Nervous
•Servant nature
•Does not know what
she must do

17. The new Mrs. Pearson
•Smoking and laying cards on the table
•Daughter Doris is shocked
•Doris demands tea and mother snaps, quite
unusual.
•Doris’ usual commands are not accepted by
her mother.
•Mrs. Pearson’s sharp reactions leave Doris
surprised

18. The new Mrs. Pearson
•She says bad remarks on Charlie Spence, Doris’
boyfriend
•Doris becomes sad and dejected
•Same happens for Cyril who enters the scene
•Cyril too, is shocked by the change of behavior of his
mother.
•Mrs. Pearson is drinking stout and starts blabbering
about the inefficiency of Doris and Cyril.
•She says her children doesn’t have maturity of their
age.

19. The new Mrs. Pearson
•The next to face Mrs. Pearson’s wrath:
Mr. George Pearson
•He is shocked too.
•Mrs. Pearson comments on her husband’s
drinking and warns that she too can do the
same
•She conveys her honest remarks about her
husband, which he didn’t know earlier
•People used to call him Pompy-Ompy

20. “You never understand our jokes, Mum”
•In modern family, there are always issues between mother
and children
•Children tend to see their mother as unprogressive and old
•The statement said by Doris is what happens in real life.
•Think about what happens in your home.
•The age of adolescence is a phase of change for children
•Mother’s guidance and sermons may seem to annoy children
•Doris and Cyril are perfect examples of how you should not
behave with your mother.
•Husband and children also have duties to perform in a family
•Not all burden should be on the mother.

21. Issues in Modern Family
•Lack of respect between each other
•Taking mother for granted
•Not taking part in household chores.
•Lack of sharing responsibilities
•Lack of effective and open communication
•Focus on gadgets and other media
•Undue rely on friend circle.
•Lack of family reunion

22. In the end
•Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Pearson undo the
magic and reverse the body exchange.
•Things are back to normal with some changes
•The Pearson family realises the importance of
Mrs. Pearson
•They repent on their behaviour towards her
•The family cluster around and they live
happily ever-after

23. Moral
•Role of mother is paramount
•She is not the servant of the family
•She is the light, mentor and soul of the family
•“My Mother is a walking miracle”
•Sharing responsibilities lead to peace and
harmony in a family