Question

And immediately i regretted it, i thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!, i despised myself and the voices of my accursed human education.

(a) Why did the speaker say that he regretted?
(b) What do you mean by the phrase 'what a mean act' ?
(c) Why did the speaker consider himself worthless?
(d) Why did the speaker despise the human education?

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Answer 1

Explanation:

The given lines are from the poem 'My Snake' by D. H. Lawrence. The questions are answered here as follows. (a) The speaker regrets on hitting a snake while it was only going home. (b) After getting hit, the snake goes into its home, never to come back again. This is exactly what is meant by the phrase 'what a mean act'. (c) The speaker considers himself as worthless because he hit the poor snake when it was not doing any harm. (d) The speaker finds it very difficult to comprehend and distinguish between his education and the instincts that he has. Therefore, he despises human education.