Question

Class :- 9th
The Lost Child
The child followed them in the air with his gaze , till one of them would still it's wings and rest , and he would try to catch it.

Question :- what traits of the child's character are revealed in this extract?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Lost Child’ is one of the famous stories of Mulk Raj Anand. This story shows the working of the child’s mind. It shows that a child has great love for his parents. In this story, a child goes to see the village fair in the company of his father and mother. He is attracted by different things in the fair. He asks his parents s, again and again, to buy him something or the other. But they don’t buy anything for him. By chance, the child gets separated from his parents. He starts He runs here and there shouting for his parents. A kind man sees him. He tries to console the child. He takes him to different shops. But the child goes on weeping. Now he has lost interest in everything. He only cries, “I want my mother, I want my father!”

(`The Lost Child’