Question

"Question 2 This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them are listed below.) 1. (i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions) (ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition) 2. (i) The person he wants to marry (ii) The person he actually marries 3. (i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror (ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm Write short paragraphs on each of these to get your answer.

Class 9 - English - The Snake and the Mirror Page -60"

Answer 1

i) The doctor tells a frightening incident. But he tells it in a humorous manner. He is a poor man. He lives in a small rented room. He has hardly anything of much value. But he feels proud of being a doctor. He thinks himself to be very handsome .He hopes to earn lot of money. But we see that reality is quite the opposite of his dreams.

ii) The doctor wanted to marry a woman doctor. He wanted her to be a fat woman. He felt that a fat wife would not be able to run after him and catch him if he ever made a silly mistake. But in reality he got a very thin wife. And she could run very fast.


iii) The doctor thought himself to be very handsome. He thought he had attractive smile. But all such thoughts vanish at once when the snake is coiled around his arm. Now he calls himself a foolish , stupid doctor. All this creates a lot of humour.

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