Question

Read the extracts given below and comment on the difference in the nature of help both
the characters, of these two stories, received.
(a) Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two straight lines of lights in front of
me. It was a runway! An airport! I was safe! I turned to look for my friend in the
black aeroplane but the sky was empty. [The Black Aeroplane]
(b) All through the night Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God...The
following Sunday, at daybreak he began to write a letter... It was nothing less than
a letter to God...The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask
if there was a letter for him.... Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing
the money, such was his confidence. [A Letter to God] ]​

Answer 1

Explanation:

I turned to look for my friend in the

black aeroplane but the sky was empty. [The Black Aeroplane]

(b) All through the night Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God...The

following Sunday, at daybreak he began to write a letter... It was nothing less than

a letter to God...The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask

if there was a letter for him.... Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing

the money, such was his confidence. [A Letter to God] ]