Question

Do you think, reason and intellect fail
before Temptation? Elaborate with
reference to chapter jalebis.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Initially the boy looked like a disciplined student who knows his responsibility. Yet his logics failed before his temptation. He gave up his sensibility and logics, and bought jalebis. He felt elated when he distributed the remaining jalebis amongst children and beggars. The lesson talks about an innocent child who fell a prey to temptation. However, the child might win over if he had controlled himself and checked himself before giving in to the situation.

Answer 2

Sometimes, the intellect does fail before temptation.

• The narrator was a young boy between 10-12 years old. At first he seemed to be a responsible and disciplined pupil. His logic, however, crumbled in the face of temptation.
• He gave up his understanding and reasoning in exchange for jalebis. He was overjoyed when he gave the spare jalebis to children and beggars.
• The story depicts an innocent child who succumbed to temptation. However, if the child had exercised self-control and tested himself before succumbing to the condition, he could have prevailed.