Question

Read any five stories written by Ruskin Bond and find out Setting, Plot, Theme, Main Characters and
Message of each of them .​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The room on the roof

• Setting-Dehradun
• Plot-Room on the Roof is about an orphaned boy named Rusty who has no real family after his parents' death. He is very lonely and sad and even though he lives with his guardian (Mr. John Harrison), he doesn't feel at home. Rusty is going through several emotions: he is confused, obliged, helpless, lonely and sad
• Theme-The major themes are that of self discovery, friendship, the uncertainties of the future, breaking shackles of life. It's also about the fleeting feeling of first love.
• Main Characters-Rusty ,Mr John Harrison ,Mrs Harrison,Kishen ,Mrs Meena Kapoor,Mr Kapoor,Somi ,Ranbir,Suri,Prickly Heat.

1. The Blue Umbrella

• Setting-Himachal Pradesh
• Plot-The young Binya falls in love with a gorgeous blue umbrella owned by a Japanese tourist. She manages to exchange her bear-claw necklace for it and her acquisition enthrals everyone in the village, particularly the old shopkeeper Khatri, who becomes obsessed with owning it. Overcome by envy and longing for the object, Khatri cannot eat or sleep. He offers to buy the umbrella from Binya, but she refuses to sell.
• Theme-The main theme of the story is to keep others happy by doling out the things that you love most. It is tough to renounce the things that we love
• Characters-Binya,Ram Bharosa,Vijay.

1. Delhi Is Not Far

• Setting-Pipalnagar.
• Plot-Through this book, in an almost poetic manner, Bond takes his readers on a journey like never before, to a town named Pipal nagar. Through the eyes of Arun, a struggling crime writer in Pipal nagar, Ruskin Bond reveals the plot of Delhi Is Not Far. In the dusty old Pipal nagar, big things rarely happen.
• Theme-Delhi is Not Far is an ode to their hopeful dreams about the fabled journey to Delhi, the city of glorious destinies. It sketches a dynamic scene of small-town India with its simple-minded people. It also represents a romantic picture of life in rural India.
• Characters-Arun and His friends

1. Roads To Mussoorie

• Setting-Mussoorie

• Plot-Roads to Mussoorie” is an ode by the famous author Ruskin Bond to his home for more than forty years – his dear city Mussoorie. The book starts with a rather lame but nevertheless entertaining poem dedicating to all those “who love their books and spend their leisure, in reading both for worth and pleasure”
• Theme-Roads To Mussoorie is a collection of stories about the place that was his home for a long time. Ruskin Bond's love for Mussoorie can be seen through most of his writings. In this book, he writes about life in Mussoorie and reveals a lot of details about the place through stories of many interesting characters.
• Characters-Ruskin Bond himself and his friends,

1. Angry River

• Setting-A small island
• Plot-Angry River is a children's novel by Ruskin Bond. The story is about Sita, a girl who lives with her grandparents in a hut on an island. One of the walls of their hut leans against a rock and the other three walls are made of mud. They lead a very simple lifestyle.
• Theme-The main theme of the story is nature. When nature causes havoc, humans find it tough to avert. Though this story is of a poor little girl – Sita.
• Characters-Sita and her grandparents.