Give an example of each of Nicholas' intelligence, creativity, imagination and dislike of authority from the story The Lumber Room by Saki.
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Answer:
Nicholas is "in disgrace" today because he refused to eat his bread-and-milk at breakfast. He told the aunt that there was a frog in his bowl of bread-and-milk, but she would not believe him. ... As punishment, the aunt decides to keep Nicholas home and send the other children to Jagborrough Cove to play on the sands.
He has an impressive imagination that lets him construct worlds out of the pictures and household objects he finds in the lumber room, such as the tapestry. Nicholas is also a careful observer and accurately anticipates how the aunt will react to certain situations
The Tapestry Symbol Analysis
Nicholas is fascinated by this tapestry, which is a decorative fire-screen, but to him is “a living, breathing story.” It shows a picture of a huntsman who has shot an arrow into a stag, and his two spotted dogs leaping to join in the chase.
Explanation:
The protagonist of “The Lumber Room,” Nicholas is a young and mischievous boy who lives with three other children—his younger brother, his girl-cousin, and his boy-cousin—and his cousins' aunt. He often clashes with the aunt, who is a strict and unpleasant guardian to the children.Nicholas wanted his aunt to think he had got into the gooseberry garden because he wanted to go to the lumber room.