KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MACHILIPATNAM

English Investigatory Project

Session 2024-25
Names:-T.Sai Karthik
U.Mythiliram
P.Gnana Sri Eswar Kumar
Class:-11th
 Acknowledgement

A project is a golden opportunity for learning and self-

development. We consider ourself fortunate and privileged to
have such a wonderful mentor’s guidance through the journey
to the completion of the project.

Our heartful gratitude to our teacher and guide, Mrs.Remya

for her patience and belief in us. Her exemplary investment
in the complete process, constant encouragement, and
insightful feedback helped us to achieve our objective. We
would also like to thank our parents for encouraging us during
the course of this project. Finally, we would like to thank
CBSE for giving us this opportunity to undertake this project.
 Certificate

This is to certify that the project report titled

“Mother’s Day is a bona fide work carried out and
successfully completed by T.Sai Karthik of Class:XI
of “PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya Machilipatnam”,
for the fulfillment of the Investigatory Project.

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Subject Teacher’s Signature:-
Date:-
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 Certificate

This is to certify that the project report titled

“Mother’s Day is a bona fide work carried out and
successfully completed by U.Mythiliram of Class:XI
of “PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya Machilipatnam”,
for the fulfillment of the Investigatory Project.

_______________________________________
Subject Teacher’s Signature:-
Date:-
_______________________________________
 Certificate

This is to certify that the project report titled

“Mother’s Day is a bona fide work carried out and
successfully completed by P.Gnana Sri Eswar
Kumar of Class:XI of “PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya
Machilipatnam”, for the fulfillment of the
Investigatory Project.

_______________________________________
Subject Teacher’s Signature:-
Date:-
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MOTHER,S DAY
-J.B. Priestley
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
➢ The novelist, playwright and broadcaster, John Boynton ‘J
B’ Priestley, was born in Yorkshire in 1894. At the age of 16
he took a job as a junior clerk at a local wool firm and
started writing at night.
➢ During the First World War, Priestley was posted to France
and was badly wounded. After the war he rarely spoke of
these experiences. When he returned to Britain, he attended
Cambridge University and started to write again, mainly
short pieces for local periodicals, before embarking on a
career as a freelance writer in London. By the age of 30 he
was well established as an essayist, critic and a novelist.
➢ During the Second World War Priestley was a regular and
influential broadcaster on the BBC.
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Priestley also stood – unsuccessfully – as an
independent candidate in the 1945 general
election, and was instrumental in the founding
of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
(CND).
• Priestley was a prolific and industrious writer.
He published 39 plays and 26 novels as well as
volumes of essays and criticism, and continued
to write into old age. He died on 14 August
1984.
 CENTRAL THEME
➢ The main idea of the play is the status of women
in their own house. The housewife serves her
family with complete devotion, sincerity and love
without even asking for any favour or any love in
return. She is however, never given the regard,
love, attention or thanks by the family members.
➢ The idea is worked out by the portrayal of Pearson
Family. Mrs Pearson is harassed in the same way.
Her daughter Doris, son Cyril, husband George take
her advices for granted and have become
thoughtless and selfish. The interchange of
personalities and the harsh treatment meted out
to them by the personality of Mrs.Fitzgerald(in the
body of Mrs. Pearson) reforms them and they obey
their mother willingly after realising her love and
importance for them.
IF YOU’RE WORRIED
ABOUT BEING A
GOOD MOTHER IT
MEANS YOU
ALREADY ARE ONE.

As a mama, I’m not perfect.

I make mistakes. I forget
things. I lose my cool. And
some days I go a little
crazy. But it’s okay because
in the end, no one could
ever love my child the way
I do.
-Proud happy mama
 SUMMARY
Mrs. Pearson, the mother…….works hard for
family…..gets no respect in
return……..helped by Mrs. Fitzgerald…..the
two exchange bodies….Mrs. Fitzgerald as
Mrs. Pearson reforms the Pearson family one
by one…..a lot of humour generated when
the family finds the mother not working but
drinking, smoking and playing cards
instead….Doris finds her yellow dress not
ironed….cyril finds his tea not ready…..
 SUMMARY
• ……George is told how his friends at the club
laugh at him…….the real Mrs. Pearson
enters……requests Mrs. Fitzgerald to stop the
game……the play ends with the children
getting ready to cook supper while parents
sit and talk.
 CHARACTERS
MRS PEARSON
➢ Appears to be a timid and confused lady.
➢ Loving mother, gentle wife.
➢ Simple hearted, meek housewife
➢ In her late forties.
➢ Devoted housewife.
➢ Enjoys serving her husband and children.
➢ Works relentlessly for her family in spite of their ill treatment,
neglect and exploitation.
➢ Endures everything without a word…..typical all enduring mother
➢ Lives her life in servitude….does not want to cause the smallest
inconvenience to her family
➢ Forgotten her individuality and the respect she deserves in her
family.
➢ Forgotten that she has a life of her own.
 MRS FITZGERALD

➢ Mrs. Pearson’s neighbour and an exact contrary to Mrs.

Pearson
➢ Strong, bold
➢ Dominating…lives life on her own terms
➢ Aggressive in nature
➢ Older, heavier
➢ Strong sinister personality
➢ Liberated, courageous
➢ Smart and quite experienced
➢ Knows some esoteric magic
➢ Woman with her own mind….does not like to be taken
for granted
➢ Believes in equal status of the mother in the family
 CHRACTER SKETCHES

➢ Daughter of Mrs. ➢ Masculine counterpart

Pearson of Doris
➢ Pretty girl in her early ➢ Also spoilt like his
twenties sister
➢ A spoilt child ➢ Treats his mother
➢ Makes her mother run very casually
after her all the time ➢ Makes her mother run
➢ Orders her mother as after her all the time
if she were a servant ➢ Orders her mother as
if she were a servant

DORIS CYRIL
 GEORGE PEARSON
➢ Approximately 50 yrs of age
➢ Slow moving and pompous

➢ Solemn, self important, heavy

➢ Neglects his wife

➢ Considers himself socially successful

➢ Prefers to spend his time at the club with
friends
➢ Ironically his friends make fun of him
➢ Spoilt husband…. thinks only about himself
➢ Predominantly focused on his own comfort,
ease and happiness
 MESSAGE
The play, Mother’s Day written by J.B. Priestly,
gives a very valuable and relevant message. The
playwright has tried to bring the issue of mothers
being neglected and mistreated by their family
members; they treat her like a servant. Through
the events in the play, the playwright masterfully
portrays the plight of mothers at almost all
homes. They do all the work; they do most of the
sacrifices; and yet they don’t get enough respect
and appreciation from family members. The
playwright has indirectly taught us that we must
respect our mothers more and be grateful to
them for what they do for us.
 MESSAGE
Even though the mother is often a housewife,
she should not be ignored. Her efforts must
be recognized and she must be appreciated
for the hard work that she does to keep the
house in order. A mother also needs
rest/leisure and some time to herself although
she does not go to work outside the house. In
other words, weekends and holidays are not
restricted to those who go out to work or are
in service. Mothers must never be taken for
granted by children and a husband should not
depend on his wife to do everything for him.
 VALUE POINTS
➢ The job of a mother in a family is actually a twenty four hour job and
the mother does not have the luxury of even enjoying any weekend,
any holiday.
➢ The popular conception is that only those who are in service have to
work hard. The mother who stays at home has a leisurely life. The
other members in the family always take the work that the mother
does at home for granted and gives no credit for that.
➢ The children in a family go on to believe that the job of the mother is
to keep herself in the beck and call of her children and so is the
thinking of the husband of the family towards his wife.
➢ The mother needs to be harsh and assertive every now and then with
her children and husband, reminding them that the work she does is a
round the clock work and is valued much more than theirs.
➢ If the mother of the family turns out to be too soft with her attitude
towards her children and husband, then the children are bound to be
led astray and spoilt as is the case with Cyril and Doris Pearson.
➢ Always a little bit of caution, cold looks, strong words and body
language from the mother help the atmosphere of the family ordered
and the health wholesome.
THANK YOU