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About the author- J.B Priestley, , , , * John Boynton Priestley (1894—1984),was an English, novelist, dramatist, broadcaster and an essayist. He was bo, in Bradford, a city in the North of England., , * Priestley was educated at the Belle Vue Grammar School, which he left at the age of sixteen, to work as a junior clerk, a wool firm in the Swan Arcade.

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In 1914, he joined army and served during the First World v, and was wounded by mortar fire. During the Second We, War, he was a very popular broadcaster on BBC Radio., , He gained reputation as a writer in the year 1922, Priestley was a prolific writer with 47 plays, 32 works of, fiction, and 62 titles of non-fiction including essays to his, credit., , He was awarded the Order of Merit in 1977., Among his major works are The Good Companions, An, Inspector Calls, Bright Day, Festival at Farbrid; ge and Th, Image Men.

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About the Play, , Mother's Day deals with an issue that concerns all, women the world over. The position of a woman in We, family is pitiable both as a wife and as a mother. She, is neglected and ordered about by the entire family., Her duties are unlimited, with no weekend break for, recreation or change. Priestley discusses this issue in, a humorous and satirical manner. Here are the two, faces of woman-—the liberated defiant and assertive, Mrs Fitzgerald gives a practical demonstration of how, the docile Mrs Pearson can become the mistress of, her house. She suggests rough treatment as the only, effective method. She shocks the family with her, smoking, drinking and lighting mood. She is able to do, so by using a spell and putting her own spirit into the, body of her neighbour. They all feel miserable and, agree to do what Mrs Pearson demands. The solution, to the problem is a bit harsh, crude and not very, practical.

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Title Justification, , The title ‘Mother's Day’ is apt according to, the play because the whole play revolves, around a mother who is treated just like a, Tiel MAUD EM AM UTM alelee Mm TITeM lal Kre, some work to be done always asked her to, do and she without any greed would have, always helped everybody. One day she, swapped her soul with her neighbourhood, friend who brought his house on the right, track after which she (mrs. Pearson) was, given a status of mother and it was the, day when the lady who was treated as a, maid got the right status in her family.