According to your view, what was the turning point in their relationship?

Question

From 'The Portrait of a Lady' (by Khushwant Singh).

Answer 1

The easy answer is the relationship changed when they moved to the city. But there is a deeper dynamic here. The relationship between the child and Grandmother was ever evolving. When the boy was young and needed the hands-on guidance of an adult, Grandmother was there to influence and teach. The boy didn't realize how much she taught him but recalled how she never left him too far from her sight, bringing what seemed to be fond memories of his childhood existence without his parents. Making that separation not so much of a trauma for him. Without his realizing it, she taught him kindness and charity toward God's creatures by her relationship with the animals.

Inevitably the move to the city bought changes for both. No longer constant companions they naturally grew apart. The child systematically matured into a young adult with a more expanded level of independence while the Grandmother held fast to her own beliefs and values. The two generational value systems clashed but the fundamental love they had for one another never wavered.

Life is a series of changes.