Question

A.J. Cronin has very well carved the idea of selfess help and explained the importance of dedication
towards relation ships in the story. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The story revolves around the two boys
named Nicola and Jacopo who do numerous things to earn money only to pay for their sister's treatment who
suffers from tuberculosis of the spine.
The story begins with the narrator driving down the foot hills of the Alps. Here is when he first encoun-
ters the two brothers selling wild strawberries. Even after the driver forbids the narrator to buy the wild fruits
he buys the biggest basket and drives towards the town. This scene emphasizes on the first step of growing
intimacy between the narrator and the two boys.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The narrator is a man of keen observation. Sensitive to the world around him, he tries to see beyond the apparent and identify others joys and sorrows. Though inquisitive, he doesn’t have a nosey nature. His helping attitude and friendly nature brings him closer to the two orphaned children. He admires the gentleman like qualities of these shabbily dressed boys. Considerate and kind-hearted, he drives them all the way to Poleta, thirty kilometers from Verona. A thorough gentleman himself, he never wants to intrude into the privacy of Nicola and Jacopo. Hence even after learning about their tuberculosis-ridden sister’s story, he doesn’t utter a word and gives them the pleasure that they had succeeded in keeping their secret.