NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English (Kaleidoscope Short Stories) Chapter 3 A Wedding in Brownsville

Ans : Dr. Margolin’s past is a mixture of grief and tragedy. In his childhood days, he was considered as a genius, which raised the expectations of the people around him. His life was not bed of roses instead he faced a lot of hardships and his family suffered a lot, they were tortured, burned and gassed. The loss of Raizel, his true love affected his present state of mind. He lost complete faith in humanity in the reign of Hitler. He constantly feared death. In spite of all the hardships he faced in his personal life, his professional life was a success. He was highly regarded and respected by the people. He also had an office on West End Avenue and wealthy patients too. 

Ans : Dr. Margolin was a true professional. He never broke his oath and was always respectful towards his patients. In his professional field, he was held in high esteem. People around him held him in high esteem because of his dedication towards his profession. He had wealthy patients, but always considered humanity above everything, this was visible when he would treat the refugees and rabbi for free, would supply them with medicines and a hospital bed too, if required. 

Ans : The kind of life American Jewish community lived, was totally unaccepted by Dr. Margolin. He felt Jewish ways of living were completely distorted. He found their ways of celebrations irritating and annoying. He disliked the Anglicised Yiddish, the Yiddishised English, the ear-splitting music and also the unruly way they danced. The new style of living embarrassed him as there was no culture left in it. He felt ashamed to take his wife at such gatherings. 

Ans : He was the son of a poor teacher of Talmud. He was a self-taught man. He could easily recite long passages of the bible, studied Talmud and commentaries on his own. He learned geometry and algebra on his own. At a very young age, he was declared a child prodigy. At the of eleven, he was sent for a Responsum to the rabbi of Tarnow, there he was referred to as "great and illustrious". At a young age of seventeen, he attempted translations that made him considered really great and genius. 

Ans : On the wedding day, Dr. Margolin met with a deadly accident. The things that occurred in the marriage hall were the consequences of the accident.  Raziel was the doctor's true love whom he wanted to marry with all his heart and soul. She was married to someone else and later shot dead by Nazis. The mysterious encounter with her could only be explained through his past experience.