children’s faces with one hand, “squashed-cheeked and fish mouthed Roy 163” before they parted. She says to her children that they come from the same blood.
They are united by it. They can not be separated by others. She also says that she loves her children double that means she loves them as a father and a mother. She
loves her children double because she is Ammu and Baba for her children. She takes two positions in the same time Roy 163.
As a mother, Ammu always expresses her motherhood. Her daily mannerisms in raising and treating her children make her a loveable mother for
the twins. She treats her children gently as they are the precious things in the world. She touches Rahel gently. Ammu’s touch means shhh…..for Rahel. She
tries to make Rahel comfortable with the situation Roy 172. Ammu worries when she knows a bad thing comes to her children. Her
feeling as a mother arises. She worries when she knows Estha is sick. ‘Ammu?’ he said.
‘Now WHAT?’ The WHAT snapped, barked, spat out. ‘Feeling vomity,’ Estha said.
‘Just feeling or d’you want to?’Ammu’s voice was worried. Roy 107
It can be seen from speech, mannerism, and character as seen by others that Ammu is motherly. She loves and cares of her children. She dares to do
something for her children.
4. Strict
Ammu’s childhood gives a lot of influence on her adulthood. When she is a girl, her father used to make rules and she has to obey them. If she breaks the
rule it means she will get a punishment from her father. The influence of her PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
father can be seen in Ammu when she teaches her children to behave, or to say something politely.
Sometimes her strictness makes her children afraid of her. She is very strict to her children because she wants her children to be better people. She loves
her children. She will not let others hurt her children. She gives much attention for her children. When she knows her children make a mistake, she will make her
children realize their mistake Roy 42. Her speech also shows that Ammu is very strict. After Papachi’s-
Ammu’s father- funeral, Rahel says something embarrassing to Mamachi- Ammu’s mother. Ammu hears it. Then she smackes and takes Rahel out of the
room. She does it to teach Rahel to behave politely. She wants Rahel not to say that word again because it will hurt others’ feeling Roy 50.
On one occasion when Ammu and her children are on their way to pick up Sophie Mol, Rahel does something impolite. It makes Ammu angry and warn
Rahel to behave. Inside the car, Ammu slappes Rahel’s calves. Ammu warns Rahel to behave politely Roy 71.
The description of other characters also shows Ammu’s strictness towards her children behavior. She says something harshly and makes her
children afraid. She says it to make the children realize what they have done. The description here, shows that the Papachi gives an influence to Ammu. Ammu
shows a film of prespiration to her children. Her eyes become hard likes marbles. It makes the children afraid.
She hates her children when playing spitbubbles. It reminds her to her ex-husband. She thinks that those who play spitbubbles are only people who come
from the lowest class. Because they come from the upper class, they should behave politely.
‘Will you stop that’ Ammu said, so loudly that Murlidharan, who had hopped off the milestone to stare into the Plymouth, backed off, his
stumps jerking in alarm. ‘What?’ Rahel said, but knew immediately what. Her spitbubble. ‘Sorry,
Ammu.’Roy 85 According to Ammu, only clerks behaved like that, not aristocrats
Roy 84.
Through direct comment, speech, mannerism, and character as seen by another, it can be concluded that Ammu is a strict mother. Besides the influence
of her father, the situation in her life makes her become strict. She does not want her children to behave impolitely.
5. Hardworking
