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    Manak's flute represents his hollow love for his wife Guleri, as it produces a melancholy sound instead of a beautiful love song. Their relationship has many holes or issues because Guleri was unable to bear children for over seven years. The title "Stench of Kerosene" is relevant to the story, as Guleri sets herself on fire using kerosene after learning of Manak's second marriage, with the stench still lingering. Manak's mother is characterized as a cruel woman, as she has a cold, hard, materialistic heart and ultimate control over Manak, treating him like a slave or pet.

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    Manak's flute represents his hollow love for his wife Guleri, as it produces a melancholy sound instead of a beautiful love song. Their relationship has many holes or issues because Guleri was unable to bear children for over seven years. The title "Stench of Kerosene" is relevant to the story, as Guleri sets herself on fire using kerosene after learning of Manak's second marriage, with the stench still lingering. Manak's mother is characterized as a cruel woman, as she has a cold, hard, materialistic heart and ultimate control over Manak, treating him like a slave or pet.

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    Manak's flute represents his hollow love for his wife Guleri, as it produces a melancholy sound instead of a beautiful love song. Their relationship has many holes or issues because Guleri was unable to bear children for over seven years. The title "Stench of Kerosene" is relevant to the story, as Guleri sets herself on fire using kerosene after learning of Manak's second marriage, with the stench still lingering. Manak's mother is characterized as a cruel woman, as she has a cold, hard, materialistic heart and ultimate control over Manak, treating him like a slave or pet.

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    Manak's flute represents his hollow love for his wife Guleri, as it produces a melancholy sound instead of a beautiful love song. Their relationship has many holes or issues because Guleri was unable to bear children for over seven years. The title "Stench of Kerosene" is relevant to the story, as Guleri sets herself on fire using kerosene after learning of Manak's second marriage, with the stench still lingering. Manak's mother is characterized as a cruel woman, as she has a cold, hard, materialistic heart and ultimate control over Manak, treating him like a slave or pet.

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    Stench of Kerosene Class questions

    1. What does Manaks flute represent? Explain


    Sm:The flute represents love. Their love should be like a beautiful bird song
    (bird's are associated with love) but it is a wail. The flute gives a melancholy
    sound. Manak's heart is hollow like the flute. There are too many holes in
    their relationship because she has not had a child for them for more than
    seven years.
    Sa: The flute denotes love. It can play beautiful love song but it gives a
    melancholy sound. Their Love should be like a beautiful song but it is a wail.
    Manaks heart is hollow like the flute. There are too many holes in their
    relationship as Guleri has not bear a child for more than seven years.

    2. Is the title relevant to the story?


    Yes. Once Guleri heard of Manaks second marriage she soaked her clothes in
    kerosene and set fire to them and died. The stench of kerosene is still felt.

    3. Can you characterize Manaks mother as cruel woman?

    His mother doesn't have a women's understanding heart, it is cold and hard and
    materialistic. Manak is a slave/pet to his mother. Mother has ultimate control
    over him.

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