Question

1. Why is the Giant filled with a “strange awe' on meeting the little
boy?

Answer 1

Answer:

The little boy in the story is Christ in disguise, and he assumes this form so as to offer the Giant a chance at redemption. The Christ Child first appears among the many children who sneak back inside the Giant's garden through the hole in the wall, anonymous in the crowd.

Answer 2

Answer:

“My own garden is my own garden,” said the Giant; “any one can understand ... full of hard stones, and they did not like it. ... said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him, and he knelt before the little child.