what does the loss of the ball teach the boy?
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Answer:
The boy is learning to cope up with his loss of ball.he is experiencing grief and to grow up and learning to grow up in this materialistic world. he learns that there are so many things in life that are lost and cannot be brought back. he is sensing his first responsibility as he has lost the ball.so the boy will learn how to stand up and leave the looses behind as he has understood the meaning and nature of loss.
Explanation:
The poet suggests that from the loss of the ball, the boy is learning how to stand up in a world of possessions where he will lose things, will buy some more to replace the ones lost, but would never be able to buy back the thing that he had lost. He is sensing his first responsibility as he has lost the ball.
Hope it helps :D(also tell me if its right or wrong because I don´t want anyone to fail)