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Birth Solns

The story 'Birth' by A.J. Cronin explores the theme of perseverance through Dr. Andrew Manson's internal conflict as he assists in the delivery of a stillborn baby, ultimately managing to resuscitate the child. Joe Morgan, a miner, calls Dr. Manson to help deliver his and his wife's first child, highlighting the emotional stakes involved. Throughout the narrative, Dr. Manson grapples with his views on marriage and relationships while focusing on the critical situation at hand.

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Birth Solns

The story 'Birth' by A.J. Cronin explores the theme of perseverance through Dr. Andrew Manson's internal conflict as he assists in the delivery of a stillborn baby, ultimately managing to resuscitate the child. Joe Morgan, a miner, calls Dr. Manson to help deliver his and his wife's first child, highlighting the emotional stakes involved. Throughout the narrative, Dr. Manson grapples with his views on marriage and relationships while focusing on the critical situation at hand.

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Birth

-A.J Cronin
Q1. Bring out the theme of the story, ‘Birth.’
Ans. The main theme of the story Birth is the perseverance shown by Dr.
Andrew Manson and him overcoming an internal conflict of the mind and
heart while he helps deliver a baby. The baby is stillborn at birth, but Dr.
Manson’s efforts and quick thinking help resuscitate the baby. This makes
him feel like he has finally done something real and meaningful in an
indifferent world.
Q2. Who was Joe Morgan? Why did he call on Dr. Andrew?
Ans. Joe Morgan was a driller in the mining town of Blaenelly. He called on
Dr. Andrew, the town doctor to take him to his house for the delivery of
his child. The Morgans were married for almost 20 years and expecting
the delivery of their first child; Mrs. Morgan wanted the doctor to be
present before time in case of any emergency.
Q3. What did Andrew think as he sat by the kitchen fire?
Ans. Andrew was thinking about Bramwell, Edward Page and Denny who
were unhappy as their marriages were, in his eyes, dismal failures. His
own encounter with his beloved, Christine, that very evening, made him
believe that marriages could only end in troubles. He wished he could
consider marriage as an idyllic state, and felt he couldn’t otherwise
consider it with his image of Christine. His thoughts at the time were
confused and muddled, filled with Christine.
Q4. Why does the writer say that the old woman’s, ‘meditation’
had pursued a different course?
Ans. While Andrew was thinking about the futility of marriage and
relationships, based on what he had seen while spending his evening with
Christine, the ‘old woman,’ Mrs. Morgan’s mother was thinking about her
daughter. She was concerned about the mother and the child.
Q5. In what predicament did Dr. Andrew find himself? What did he
finally do?
Ans. Dr. Andrew found himself in a predicament; he did not know whether
he should attend to the mother who was in a critical condition, almost
pulseless, or the stillborn child. Instinctively, he gave the child to the
nurse, and turned his efforts towards the mother.
Q6. What did Andrew think was wrong with the child?
Ans. After he had finished attending to the mother, Dr. Manson had a look
at the child. A cursory examination revealed that the child was suffering
from asphyxia pallida, as the child was white and soft as tallow.

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