Question

Why do the parents turn down the request of the child?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

• If one reads the story The Lost Child by Mulk Raj Anand, one can find that during a lovely spring day, the parents took the child to the fair.
• The child demanded many things like sweets, balloons, and the ride in the swing from the parents.  
• The parents turned down the child’s request stating that he was greedy.
• The child saw many things and liked to have them but thought that the parents would turn them down, sighting his age.

Answer 2

Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?

Answer:

The lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got lost in the fair. He is panic-stricken for being lost. Now he frist wants his parents. He is afraid and feels unsafe.