10. How does Father William reprimand his son?
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Answer:
You are old Father William
1. Answer the following questions.
a) Enlist the amazing things that the old man can do in spite of his age.
(student specific)
b) How does father react to the son’s criticism of standing on his head?
The father replies that when he was younger, he thought he might hurt his
brain if he stood upright but now he knows that he has no brain so he does it
repeatedly.
c)What causes the young man to admire father William’s steady eye?
Father William could balance an eel on his nose.
d) How did the old man keep his bones supple?
He used an ointment that was priced at one shilling for a box.
e) What is the theme of the poem?
The poem is a parody in which the writer humorously describes the
generation gap between a veteran/ an experienced person and his
supercilious, arrogant, pompous and haughty son. In this poem, the son is
very age-obsessed because he keeps reminding his father how old he is. The
son repeatedly tells the father that he is old and asks him why he does the
things that the son does now. But according to the father his age is not a
matter at all.
f) Why does the father stop answering the son’s question?
The father realizes his limits here. He has prepared his son with the basic
knowledge he needs, and knows that the son now needs to face the
competitive world on his own and learn more through his own experiences.
Hence, he stops answering, and dismisses further queries in a humorous way,
saying “Be off, or I'll kick you down the stairs”. The son has to now face the
outside world soon, voluntarily, before he is forced out so late, that it ruins his
life. The father draws a parallel between this logic, and the two ways of going
down the stairs – walking voluntarily down them, or being pushed down
painfully.
2. a) Select words from the box that describe Father William
agile normal senile eccentric foolish irritable unusual quick witted
b) Select words that best describe the young man
considerate annoying impolite inquisitive meddlesome concerned
c) Develop a character description for the father and the son in "You Are
Old, Father William’.
The son is taking his youthfulness as a weapon the father reacts with his age
where the son gets defeat at the end. The father proves that even at his age,
he is more robust and vivacious than his son. This is because he had to work
hard, and fight for his rights, which is also why he is living a comfortably
prosperous life today. It is true the fact that the father is quite plump but he is
still buoyant and live. Who is the most effective speaker? Father or son? Give
reasons. (student specific)
3. Explain the message and meaning of the following lines from the poem
a) ‘In my youth,’ said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
‘I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment - one shilling the box - Allow me to sell you a couple?’
Shaking his grey locks he tells the value of money. By saying ‘One shilling a
box', he shows that although they couldn’t afford much, they managed to
fulfill their needs to the best extent with what they had, and learned to save
money.
b) and argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life.’
‘with my wife’ here symbolizes the whole society. He fought for his rights He
struggled for good causes, and this strengthened his personality, with the
strength of the jaw representing his strength to bear hardships. And as he
says, this strong personality ‘has lasted the rest of my life'. Balancing an eel in
the 7th stanza represents the strong concentration and determination which
the father possesses. . Moreover the son's arrogance slowly turns into
reverence for his father's various virtues and his tone changes from disdainful,
to inquisitive