1. Did Swaminathan like going to school? Pick out examples from the story to support your answer.
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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, popularly known as R.K. Narayan was born on 10th October 1906 in Madras Presidency (now in Chennai, Tamil Nadu). He is one of the leading figures of early Indian literature in English. His notable works include Malgudi Days and The Guide. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award in 1958 for The Guide.
The story, an edited excerpt from Malgudi Days, is about a young boy called Swaminathan who is unwilling to go to school but is forced by his father to attend school. The story explores how, through the events that follow, Swami’s original reservations about his teacher, Samuel, get transformed considerably. This famous writer died on 13th May 2001 at the age of 94 years in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was there. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.
At nine o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9:30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in his mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied.
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about less on Sundays and will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”
“You’ll have to. It is your own fault.”
“What will the teacher think if I go so late?”
“Tell him you had a headache and so are late.”
“He will scold me if I say so.”
“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”
“Samuel!”
“Does he always scold the students?”
“He is a very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late. I wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so angry, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
“They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.”
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No, because he fear from his teacher and he always stand on bench and he knew that what wrong he had done with his teacher.. ... NO Swaminathan did not like going to school because he was a little scared from his teacher.