mr.lamb told Derry the story of a man who hid himself in his room. why did the man do so and with what result
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Mr. Lamb told Derry the story of a man who hid himself in his room. Why did the man do so and with what result? (Comptt. All India 2010)
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Mr. Lamb told Derry the incident of a timid man who hid himself in his room and refused to come out lest he should meet some fatal accident. But, ironically, he died in his room itself because a picture hanging on the wall fell off it, landed on his head and killed him.
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The man hid in the room at all times as he was paranoid about the world and that he would get hurt if he stepped outside.
Explanation:
This incident is from the play, On the Face of It by Susan Hill. The text is about one particular day when Mr. Lamb, a war veteran who lost one of his legs during a war, has a talk with Derek, also known as Derry who is acutely aware of the one half of his face which is destroyed by acid. Both Derek and Mr. Lamb have a to and fro, Derry claiming that nobody would interact with him due to his face, and Mr. Lamb trying to convince him otherwise.
Mr. Lamb narrates the anecdote of a man who was scared of things outside his house that could potentially hurt him, that he was practically home-bound himself. Eventually, he died because a picture fell off a wall on his head.