Question

(it) How old the man is without politics ? How does his old age affect him ?
(iii) Why does the narrator tell the old man that it is not a good place to stop ? ... (iv) Why does the narrator ask the old man to leave that place?
(v) where does the narrator ask the old man to go? why? Does the old man follow his instructions?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. When the old man said the above statement he meant that he has no political role to play in the War. He meant that he doesn't supports any side in the war and does not want to have participation in War. As the age comes the Power to walk & fight goes away..."...the old man is not in politics as he was just taking care of his animals....and nothing else...his old age has made him too weak to walk....he has left his homes and thus all his memories are being burned by the aggressors...he hated to leave his town but.
2. The soldier told the old man that it was not a good place to stop because the enemy was advancing and soon their planes would launch bombs on the bridge.
3. The narrator asks the old man to leave that place because there is a danger to his life. The enemy planes can hit that place any time.
4. The narrator told the old man to leave the town and go to the Barcelona by truck as Fascists are advancing towards the pontoon bridge and there will be battle between armies which would be unsafe for the old man. the old man does not follows it as he was anxious about his animals.