Question

What does the speaker in 'Obituary' hope to find among scraps?

• A. His father's photograph
• B. His father's obituary
• C. His father's will
• D. His father's personal letters

Answer 1

Answer:

B. His father's obituary

In A.K. Ramanujan's 'Obituary,' the speaker hopes to find his father's obituary among scraps of paper. This reflects a desire for recognition of his father's life, even in its diminished and commodified form. The act of searching underscores the themes of memory, legacy, and the transient nature of human existence explored in the poem.