Question

Throw some light on the issues raised by Anees Jung in her works. Mention the theme of the lesson Lost Spring and the main characters in the story.​

Answer 1

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✔issues raise by Anees Jung :-

〰️》Anees Jung in her story ‘Lost Spring’ analyses the grinding poverty and traditions which condemn the small children to live a miserable life of exploitation. Street children or the ragpickers of Seemapuri are forced to either rely on the garbage for their livelihood or work as labourers. These children live in a condition of extreme exploitation throughout their lives due to their poverty. Similar is the situation of children from the bangle making families of Firozabad. Here the children are forced to accept bangle-making as their doom due to poverty and family tradition.

✔Theme of the lesson:-

〰️》The theme of the chapter is the grinding poverty and the traditions which condemn poor children to a life of exploitation. The two stories taken together depict the plight of street children forced into labour early in life and denied the opportunity of schooling.

✔Main characters :-

〰️》The main two protagonists of the chapter, Saheb-e-Alam and Mukesh don't live their childhood as they have to carry the burden of poverty and illiteracy. In their miserable stories of exploitation, the author provides glimpses of fortitude and resilience.

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