Maa — sambhalne wali aur rupantaran ki misaal Maa ghar ki neev hai: subah ki chai se lekar raat ki roti tak, har kaam mein uski ankhon ka dhyaan hota hai. Par uski kahani mein ek aur pehlu bhi hai — sikhe hue kaam, chhote vyavsay, aur kabhi kabhi nayi naukri ki talaash. Vo apne bachon ke liye talabgaar himmat ban kar khadi hoti hai, lekin apne khayalon mein kabhi-kabhi nayi pehchaan ki ichha bhi jagti hai: padhne, likhne, ya chhoti vyavsayi shuru karne ki. Maa ki kahani is baat ka pramaan hai ki parivar sambhalna aur apne sapne jeena kabhi sajag virodh nahin hote.