Question

1. Elucidate the presentation of pain and perplexity in the short story 'The Happy Prince', and highlight the pretentious nature of Victorian society. Present your points using the cubing technique of writing​

Answer 1

The Happy Prince highlights pain and perplexity along with the pretentious nature of victorian society using the two main characters the statue of the prince and the swallow.

• It shows that the upper-class society of the victorian era live lavishly while the lower-class people suffer from poverty.

• The story also shows that despite the happy prince and swallow helping other individuals in the end when they fulfilled their purpose they were thrown out in the garbage.