Question

In Ruskin Bond's story-A Face in the Dark, Mr Oliver's encounter with the boy and the watchman could either be real or figment of his imagination. Give your comments in the context of the story.

Answer 1

Answer:

That was his imagination becoz when he raised lamp to the boys face in dark becoz of shadow he saw no feature on boys face and the same happen with watchman✌

Explanation:

Answer 2

Based on the view of supernatural phenomena Mr. Oliver could have met the boy and the watchman with no facial features.

• When Mr. Oliver was going to school, he saw a boy crying and thought that he was from the school itself.
• He wanted to know the reason as to why he was crying. As soon as the boy raised his face, Oliver stared at his face aghastly. He had no eyes and ears, no mouth, and almost no features.
• He saw a watchman with a lantern on his way to his house, and shared his encounter with him. Hearing the boy's name, the watchman raised the lantern to his face and asked if the boy's face was like his.
• The watchman also did not have any eyes, ears or features. Seeing this Oliver rushed towards his apartment. This all can be real and it can be concluded that the forest was haunted.