a. What does the boy feel in
losing the ball?
b.Explain the line:
"Money is external."
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Answer:
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Explanation:
a) When the boy lost the ball, he plunged in grief. He stood staring down the harbour where his ball was lost. The boy was affected profoundly by the loss of his ball because it had been with him for a long time.
b)“The Ball Poem” written by John Berryman, is based on human emotions. According to the poet, losing the ball is symbolically compared to the fact that men will lose many things and we cannot have hold on our day to day losses. One must get used to it by keeping our emotions well balanced and that’s the way of life.
He compares money as an eternal factor or a material factor to that of emotion which is a feeling that only humans can feel. Emotions cannot be bought in; it can only be felt but anything that is materialistic that provides luxury can be bought with money.
One must learn to stand up for all the losses that one is likely to face in our journey of life and be strong and not lose ourselves as many balls will roll away, but our emotions should not overpower us.
On the contrary, we must stand up strong and be bold.