Question

character sketch of mother seagull in the story " his first flight"

Answer 1

In the story His First Flight, the mother seagull is portrayed as a tough but motivating character. She understood that her little one needed a lot of motivation to achieve its goal of flying. Initially, she tried threatening the young seagull in many ways but to no avail. Even as his parents and siblings flew high, he did not make any attempt other than flapping his wings. This is because he was afraid of falling down.

The mother gull realized that the need to fly would make the little one do so. She took a piece of fish and started approaching him. The hungry little seagull screamed in delight. But, the mother stopped just beyond his reach. In his eagerness to get the food, the young bird started diving. The mother rose a little higher and the little seagull fell down when trying to dive. Slowly, he urged himself to keep trying and made his first flight.

Thus, the mother motivated the young one to do what was expected of him, even if it meant that the latter had to fall down a few times. She knew very well that fear was the only thing in this world that actually had to be feared. So, she used food to arouse the little one’s need.

Answer 2

Answer:

The mother of the young seagull seemed to be well aware of the chinese proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime."

This means that teaching a person a useful skill can be more beneficial in the long run than filling a need temperorily. the mother seagull is a tough but caring and motivating character.