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In what ways does being lonely make a person act in weird ways?
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How does loneliness cause Kak Noor to act weirdly?
How does the author reveal the implications of loneliness to a person's actions?
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Introduction (Provide a brief introduction to the scenario of question)
- When an ordinary human being is lonely and bottles up his or her feelings without any one to share with, he will act in a weird manner.
- Unable to think logically, he will do things such as hurting others, to the extent of involving family members.
- Deprived of company, that person will eventually be unable to think and act rationally.
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Content (Provide evidence to support points)
Main Point & Elaboration & Evidence 1
- Kak Noor is a lonely person.
- Since young, she was deprived of a family.
- After her parents' death, she had to uproot from her life in Kuala Lumpur to live with Uncle Rashid in Ipoh and was thought as a financial burden.
- When she got married, her happiness was short-lived as her husband died in an accident.
- This made her lonely and she acted in a weird manner.
- She invited her daughter's boyfriend, Kamal for dinner without her knowledge.
- Although she knew her daughter would not be home for dinner, she insisted on Kamal joining her as how else would she get a chance to spend a few hours alone with a handsome young man without the distracting presence of her daughter.
- She insisted on Kamal calling her Kak Noor as Makcik made her feel so old and threatened to spank him if he does not.
- She admired his physique and the little movements of the muscles on his chest through the tight T-short he wore.
Analysis 1
- Longing for company and attention, she found that deception was necessary as her daughter could not have it all: youth, beauty, career and Kamal.
- Thus, when Aisya confronted her for making Kamal feel uncomfortable, she simply dismissed her and implied that she assumed too much, consigning her discomfiture to pettiness.
- That made her blood boil and as an ordinary mother, Kak Noor should have consoled her but instead, she just did not care.
Main Point & Elaboration & Evidence 2
- Kak Noor also acted weirdly when she fought with her daughter for a black dress.
- She looked at her daughter's wardrobe and found a sexy black dress.
- As she pulled the dress up she was unsure, hesitant on how she was going to look but her fears give way to excitement in seeing that she could get in the dress and look good in it.
- Demanding the dress, Aisya explained that it was for an office party.
- Kak Noor gave excuses that it was not appropriate for a formal party and that she was too young to dress up like that.
- Aisya tried to meet with her halfway by agreeing to give it to Kak Noor after the office party.
- Yet, she was adamant about having the dress right at that moment as it was the one thing that she could take from her.
Analysis 2
- Instead of feeling sad for her daughter, Kok Noor screamed triumphantly in silence and grinned because she has won and her daughter submitted to her will.
- However, her defiance had infuriated Aisya until she cut the dress into two.
Main Point & Elaboration & Evidence 1
- Kak Noor is a lonely person.
- Since young, she was deprived of a family.
- After her parents' death, she had to uproot from her life in Kuala Lumpur to live with Uncle Rashid in Ipoh and was thought as a financial burden.
- When she got married, her happiness was short-lived as her husband died in an accident.
- This made her lonely and she acted in a weird manner.
- She invited her daughter's boyfriend, Kamal for dinner without her knowledge.
- Although she knew her daughter would not be home for dinner, she insisted on Kamal joining her as how else would she get a chance to spend a few hours alone with a handsome young man without the distracting presence of her daughter.
- She insisted on Kamal calling her Kak Noor as Makcik made her feel so old and threatened to spank him if he does not.
- She admired his physique and the little movements of the muscles on his chest through the tight T-short he wore.
Analysis 1
- Longing for company and attention, she found that deception was necessary as her daughter could not have it all: youth, beauty, career and Kamal.
- Thus, when Aisya confronted her for making Kamal feel uncomfortable, she simply dismissed her and implied that she assumed too much, consigning her discomfiture to pettiness.
- That made her blood boil and as an ordinary mother, Kak Noor should have consoled her but instead, she just did not care.
Main Point & Elaboration & Evidence 2
- Kak Noor also acted weirdly when she fought with her daughter for a black dress.
- She looked at her daughter's wardrobe and found a sexy black dress.
- As she pulled the dress up she was unsure, hesitant on how she was going to look but her fears give way to excitement in seeing that she could get in the dress and look good in it.
- Demanding the dress, Aisya explained that it was for an office party.
- Kak Noor gave excuses that it was not appropriate for a formal party and that she was too young to dress up like that.
- Aisya tried to meet with her halfway by agreeing to give it to Kak Noor after the office party.
- Yet, she was adamant about having the dress right at that moment as it was the one thing that she could take from her.
Analysis 2
- Instead of feeling sad for her daughter, Kok Noor screamed triumphantly in silence and grinned because she has won and her daughter submitted to her will.
- However, her defiance had infuriated Aisya until she cut the dress into two.
Conclusion (Provide a brief summary to wrap up your points)
- One does not have to be rude and say things that hurt others whenever we face a problem as every issue can be solved in a tactful manner.
- Yet, if left unresolved, one will build a time bomb inside his body that will explode at any one time.
- Kak Noor is the lonely person who was unable to overcome her loneliness, resulting in her saying, "Her beauty, youth, vitality are familiar. She got them from me. It is odd though, because I don't remember giving them away."
- This was the result of her loneliness with her daughter who is the victim who suffered most from the weird actions of her mother.
- One does not have to be rude and say things that hurt others whenever we face a problem as every issue can be solved in a tactful manner.
- Yet, if left unresolved, one will build a time bomb inside his body that will explode at any one time.
- Kak Noor is the lonely person who was unable to overcome her loneliness, resulting in her saying, "Her beauty, youth, vitality are familiar. She got them from me. It is odd though, because I don't remember giving them away."
- This was the result of her loneliness with her daughter who is the victim who suffered most from the weird actions of her mother.
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