Ln 1 THE Lost Child
LONG/ DETAILED ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (to be answered in about 100-150
words each)
1. Write a note on the theme of the story 'The Lost Child'.
2. Give a description of the festival of spring.
3. What were the things that the boy wanted to possess when he was with his
parents?
4. The man who had rescued the child was compassionate and kind. Discuss.
5. What values of humanity are reflected through the character of the kind
man?
Answers
Answer:
1)The story is based on the theme of the close bond that children share with their parents. The lost child forgets all about his desires and yearns deeply for his parents when he fails to find them. Everything else loses its significance and the only thing that matters is his wish to be reunited with his parents.
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3)He wants to have toys, different sweets, garland, balloons of different colours and has a keen desire to enjoy the roundabout. He moves on without waiting for an answer because whenever he stops to see things, his parents gave him a cautionary call, “come, child, come!”
4)The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He lifted him up in his arms and tried to soothe him. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing and offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sheet.
5)Humanity makes us true human beings and we ensure the people and life-forms around us don't suffer. Humanity urges us to lessen sufferings and pain of people around us. In the chapter The Lost Child by Mulk Raj Anand, we see humanity reflected in the man who heard the cries of the lost child.
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Answer:
1. The story is based on the theme of the close bond that children share with their parents. The lost child forgets all about his desires and yearns deeply for his parents when he fails to find them. Everything else loses its significance and the only thing that matters is his wish to be reunited with his parents.
2. This festival is one of the best known outside of India, and it is often referred to as the Festival of Colors. People celebrate by joyously throwing colored powder on each other and squirting each other with water guns. At the end of the day, everyone is covered in a brightly colored mixture
3. The child went to a fair with his parents. He wanted garlands, balloons and sweets over there. He also wanted to see the snake and take it.
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5. His character thus reflects the human values of kindness, compassion, care and love.