Question

Theme of keeping it from Harold.

Answer 1

'Keeping it From Harold' is an interesting story that depicts how many sacrifices parents can make for the welfare of their children. Mr. and Mrs. Bramble are blessed with a son, Harold who is exceptionally brilliant child. As he grew up, his brilliance became a cause of worry for them. They did not want their son to be affected in any manner by Mr. Bramble's profession of boxing. After consideration and discussing with the Curate and uncle Percy, they decided to hide the truth about his father's profession. Mrs. and Mr. Bramble worked so hard in keeping the secret about Mr. Bramble’s profession of boxing hidden from him. They lied to him that his father was a commercial traveler. They did so because they feared the truth would interfere with Harold’s healthy growth and development.

 However, at the end, when Harold came to know his father was none other than ‘Young Porky’, he liked the revelation. He felt proud of his father. He rather became angry at his parents for hiding his father’s profession from him, as at school if other students(including bullies) knew everyone would be scared of him and no one dared to meddle with him.