why did the author in "a fellow traveller" not kill the insect?
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Lesson- 2
A Fellow –Traveller -A.G. Gardiner
Short answer types questions:
Q.1) Who is travelling in a train ?
Ans.) The writer –A.G. Gardiner was travelling in a train.
Q.2) What sort of train was it that author boarded ?
Ans.) The author boarded in a stopping train. It was very long and full with passengers when it started.
Q.3) Why did the author call the train as one of those trains which give you an understanding of eternity?
Ans.) The author called the train as one of those trains which give you an understanding of eternity because it was a very long leisurely train. It also stopped at every station of the way.
Q.4) What did the author think by the time the train left London?
Ans.) When the train left London behind, The writer thought that he was alone in a carriage.
Q5.) What according to Mr. A.G. Gardiner, is the pleasant sense of freedom about being alone in a compartment?
Ans.) One feels a pleasant sense of freedom and liberty while being alone in a compartment.
Q.6) What did Mr. A.G. Gardiner do while travelling in the compartment?
Ans.) The writer did not sing, dance, or talk loudly in the compartment. But he stood up, opened the window, lit a cigarette and began to read the news paper.
Q7.) What does the abbreviation D.O.R.A. stand for?
Ans.) D.O.R.A. stand for the defence of the realm act . It is an act which provided the British Govt. Many power during world war Ist.
Q8.) When did the author become aware of his fellow traveller ?
Ans.) When the mosquito came and sat on the writer’s nose, he became aware of his fellow traveler.
Q9.) What did the author do when the fellow – traveler came and sat on his nose?
Ans.)The author flicked of the mosquito when it came and sat on his nose.
Q .10) What according to the author, are the noblest attributes of man?
Ans.) Mercy and sympathy are the noblest qualities of man.
Q .11) Who was the ‘skillful Matador finessing round and infuriated bull’? And who was the ‘infuriated bull’?
Ans.) The mosquito was the skillful matador and the author was like an angry bull.
Q .12) What relationship did the author develop with his fellow traveler?
Ans.) The writer developed friendly relationship with the mosquito. He said that they were fellow mortals in the journey of life.
Q .13) What are the advantage of travelling alone in a railway compartment?
Ans.) One can feel a pleasant sense of freedom and liberty while being alone in a railway carriage. One can dance , sing , open the windows and lay on the cushions.
Answer:
when the author's attempt to kill the insect was unsuccessful. He started to consider ways to save his honor. He believed that the mosquito was more than just an insect and that he was growing in intelligence and personality.
Explanation:
He didn't kill the insect because he thinks mosquito needs equality and freedom.
The author of Fellow Traveller by A.G. Gardiner rides a train with a mosquito. When it went inside the carriage, he wasn't sure. He was first annoyed by the mosquito's presence (flying around) in the carriage, but he afterward realized that the bug had the same freedom as humans and decided not to kill it. He acknowledges his inability to manage mosquitoes and his failure to eradicate them. He states that two passengers are equal and accords equality to the bug.
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