Question

Character sketch of Mr. Lamb

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Explanation:One of the play’s two central characters, Mr. Lamb is an old man and veteran of World War II. In the war, he lost one of his legs to a bomb, and now he has a “tin leg.” Lamb owns a big house and garden, and though he lives alone he keeps himself busy growing crab apples, keeping bees, reading, and making toffee and jelly. He is a wise and contemplative soul who enjoys observing, listening to, and learning from other people and the natural world. In his conversation with Derry, he expresses a philosophy of openness and non-judgmental connection, and his kindness and sense of the dignity inherent in all people eventually help him break through the boy’s wary and defiant exterior. In keeping with this mindset of openness, Lamb has no curtains on his open windows because he likes to see the light and dark for what it is, and to hear the weather outside. He also leaves his garden gate open, and states that “all are welcome” in his garden and home. Mr. Lamb says that he has “hundreds” of friends and that people like to come and go in his home, but it’s unclear if this is true or not—Derry suspects that Mr. Lamb is in fact lonely and unhappy, and that no one actually comes to visit him. Lamb does admit that the neighborhood children call him “Lamey-Lamb” because of his leg, but he says that this doesn’t bother him at all. At the end of the play Mr. Lamb falls from his ladder while picking apples, and though it’s left unclear, it’s suggested that the fall kills him.