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    ‘A Gorilla in the Guest Room’ written by Gerald Durrell in 1962 is about the relation between a gorilla named N’pongo and his caretaker Mr. Durrell. Only one problem is, he doesn’t have that much money on him at the moment. His wife tells him he was mad to accept the proposal in the first place sincRead more

    ‘A Gorilla in the Guest Room’ written by Gerald Durrell in 1962 is about the relation between a gorilla named N’pongo and his caretaker Mr. Durrell.

    Only one problem is, he doesn’t have that much money on him at the moment. His wife tells him he was mad to accept the proposal in the first place since he doesn’t have money and that gorilla may turn out to be a chimpanzee. But Mr. Durrell tells her that he’ll ask all the rich men to contribute for this to which his wife laughs saying no one will pay for it. Mr. Durrell rings one of his colleagues and asks him to send him a list of the richest men of that island. In about 30 minutes that colleague gives him a list.

    He rings up the first person who happens to accept the proposal and agrees to pay for a small portion. By lunchtime, he has collected two hundred pounds. The next person on the list is Major Domo. The name isn’t familiar to him so he doesn’t know what his reaction would be. But he’s shocked when the man agrees to pay thousand pounds for the gorilla.The main topic is of course their relationship but it has other parts as well; the way he has described the relationship of Nandy and N’pongo will make you roll on the floor laughing. It’s just adorable. At times he has also shown the kind of harsh treatment animals have to go through at human hands through Nandy’s character.

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    N’pongo and Nandy were two gorillas brought to the Durrell home from Africa by Gerald Durrell. They were different from each other in many ways. N’pongo was a large and strong gorilla that was very protective of Nandy, a much smaller and timid gorilla. N’pongo was very brave and confident, while NanRead more

    N’pongo and Nandy were two gorillas brought to the Durrell home from Africa by Gerald Durrell. They were different from each other in many ways. N’pongo was a large and strong gorilla that was very protective of Nandy, a much smaller and timid gorilla. N’pongo was very brave and confident, while Nandy was shy and timid.

    The two gorillas had a very close relationship. N’pongo seemed to be the dominant one and was very protective of Nandy, often taking care of her and making sure she was safe. Nandy also seemed to look to N’pongo for protection and comfort, often taking solace in his arms. N’pongo was also very gentle with Nandy, often carrying her around and playing games with her. They seemed to have a strong bond, and N’pongo showed great affection for Nandy.

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    In the story N’pongo was suffering from acute diarrhea which was later found to be a form of colitis. Read summary of A Gorilla in the Guestroom

    In the story N’pongo was suffering from acute diarrhea which was later found to be a form of colitis.

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    N’pongo stood about eighteen inches high and was quite handsome and healthy looking baby gorilla. When the narrator lifted him up, he was surprised at how heavy he was for his size and then realized it was all bone and muscle, there was not a spare ounce of fat on him. Within twelve months, N’pongoRead more

    N’pongo stood about eighteen inches high and was quite handsome and healthy looking baby gorilla. When the narrator lifted him up, he was surprised at how heavy he was for his size and then realized it was all bone and muscle, there was not a spare ounce of fat on him. Within twelve months, N’pongo doubled up in size.

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    The author of the short story, “A Gorilla in the Guestroom” is Gerald Durrell. Read summary of A Gorilla in the Guestroom

    The author of the short story, “A Gorilla in the Guestroom” is Gerald Durrell.

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    The narrator had decided to keep N’pongo in his house as the cage wasn’t ready. N’pongo‘s grave, courteous manner and his rather sad expression won over both the narrator’s wife, Jacquie and his mother. He was supplied with delicacies and the staff came upstairs one by one to pay homage to him. N’poRead more

    The narrator had decided to keep N’pongo in his house as the cage wasn’t ready. N’pongo‘s grave, courteous manner and his rather sad expression won over both the narrator’s wife, Jacquie and his mother. He was supplied with delicacies and the staff came upstairs one by one to pay homage to him. N’pongo’s movements were quite interesting to watch. When he became bored with lying in the sofa, he would make a circuit of the room to examine everything of interest. So he used to walk slowly round like a small black professor in a museum. Now and then he would pause to look at a picture, to stroke an ornament but he would do it very gently so that nothing would break.

    In front of Nandy, N’pongo had a playful side and he used to annoy his partner Nandy only out of pure fun. He would bully or tease, without any malice. When N’pongo pulled a handful of her hair, she disapproved the act with a grunt of indignation but knew N’pongo did that out of fun and nothing else.

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