1. How did the proud man help the narrator?
2. Why did the narrator return the money?
3. Who else offered to help him? What did he do?
4. What according to the poet is more important, money or sympathy?
Answers
1. He was lying on the street injured and bleeding when a proud man came to help him. He did not even bother to speak to the poet but helped in treatment by simply giving him a piece of gold. This Shows that he was proud of his wealth and he could help others by only giving them money.
2.The belief of Anil on that strange boy that he will become a literal and honest person made the thief return to the Anil's room. Anil trusted on him and gave the thief a place to live, Anil taught him reading and soon he was going to teach him how to write,.
3.The lost child was seen actually by a man who wanted to help him find his parents.......He offered each and everything
4.The main thought of the poem is sympathy. It is more valuable than gold. The poet during the period of distress was helped by two men in two different ways. The rich man gave him gold (money/and the poor man showed him sympathy by giving bread and serving day and night