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detailed summary of going places

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Going Places Summary: Going Places is a story written by A.R.Barton that discusses about teenagers and their dreams. Far fetched from the reality, the teen age period is all about aspirations, the desire to reach the sky, do the undone, see the unseen. They believe to achieve the impossible. Mostly, at this age, they have their role models whom they worship as their hero.In the story, Sophie, who comes from a lower middle class family is a teenager who believes in her dreams. Her dream is to own the finest boutique in the city. But there is no money and means by which she can do it. However, her friend and classmate, Jansie is a practical girl, well aware of the realities of life. She asks her not to indulge into such fantasies. In order to have a boutique, one needs a lot of money. Sophie aspires to run a store where she will work as a manager and she will save the money to have her own boutique. She happens to be an incorrigible dreamer. Sometimes she dreams to be an actress and sometimes a fashion designer. Sophie’s hero is a young football player named Danny Casey. Her thoughts use to surround over him and she began to believe that she has actually met Danny Casey in real. Her continuous thoughts for Danny Casey becomes the cause of her hopes and disappointments.

Answer 2

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Sophie is a teenage girl who has big dreams. She comes from a poor family background. She wishes to own her own boutique after school. If not that, she is very certain that she can become an actress or a fashion designer. Her friend, Jansie, tells her that dreams come true if you have money or experience. She also tells her that they are expected to work in a biscuit factory after school ends because of their family background. Sophie lives in a house, which is very small for the number of people in her family. Her family does not believe her, as she is known to make up stories and scenarios in her head that are far from reality. Her elder brother Geoff, who does not let anyone enter his life, fascinates her. He is strong, handsome and tall. She is jealous of his silence and wants him to take her on bike rides.

Sophie is attracted to Casey who is a soccer player. She tells her brother that she met him at the arcade, which is not true. Geoff does not believe her as he finds it to be unlikely. She also tells him that Casey had asked her to meet him somewhere else, too.

Sophie keeps building the story up in such a manner that she starts believing in it. She walks by the canal along the path that was sheltered. This is in the same neighbourhood as that of her house. This is a place where she used to play as a child. She waited for him on the wooden bench under the elm tree. She spends time waiting for him to come, but he never does. She then goes back home and feels sad on thinking that her brother would be so unhappy and disappointed. However, she never really comes out of the fantasy and believes that Casey will come to meet her.