Question

" Tridib had given me worlds to travel in and he had given me eyes to see them with". Discuss the role of unnamed narrator in shaping the motif of Shadow Lines.? Write Answer in 500 words!​

Answer 1

The narrator didn't go beyond the boundaries of Calcutta in his life. He didn't know what world looks like

Explanation:

• He used to read Tridib stories and saw the world through those stories
• The unnamed narrator is suggesting that the stories let him watch the world beyond the Calcutta
• He had no resources nor courage to go out to travel
• Thus, Tridid stories were the only source for him to see the world

Answer 2

Explanation:

The question is referenced from the story of Shadow Lines.

It is a story of boy who lives in the shadow of the man, who is the source of inspiration, knowledge and is strongly influenced by him. That man is Tridib who tells the boy various stories about the past and other regions and the boy just see the world the Tridib wants to show him