Question

write the story lost child in your own words with perfect climax

Answer 1

The Lost Child’ is one of the famous stories of Mulk Raj Anand. This story shows the working of child’s mind. It shows that a child hasreat love for his parents. In this story, a child goes to see the village fair in the company of his father and mother. He is attracted by different things in the fair. He asks his parents s again and again to buy him something or the other. But they don’t buy anything for him. By chance, the child gets separated from his parents. He starts He runs here and there shouting for his parents. A kind man sees him. He tries to console the child. He takes him to different shops. But the child goes on weeping. Now he has lost interest in everything. He only cries, “I want my mother, I want my father!”

Young children get attracted by little things around them and often press their parents with demands to buy those things. However, their real happiness lies in being with their parents. “The Lost Child” is a story about one such boy who cannot be tempted by anything in the absence of his parents.

THEME

The story is based on the theme of close bond that children share with their parents. The lost child forgets all about his desires and yearns deeply for his parents when he fails to find them. Everything else loses its significance and the only thing that matters is his wish to be reunited with his parents.

TITLE

 “The Lost Child” describes an episode in the life of a child who gets lost in a fair. All the incidents in the story are about this child. The writer focuses his attention on the contrast in the behaviour of the child before and after getting lost. The writer’s understanding of the psychology of little children, especially during the absence of their parents, is reflected in this story. Hence, the title is very appropriate.

Moral/ Message of the lesson – (Lesson Name)

MESSAGE

The story conveys the message that children love their parents unconditionally. The lost child thinks of his father as a strict person when he demands toys from him. He does not press his parents for sweets or garlands etc because he accepts that they will never grant him his wish. However, he gets scared when he realises that he is lost. He cries inconsolably for his parents and forgets all about his cravings for sweets, garlands, snake-charmer’s show, and even the ride on a roundabout. This message of the story makes the reader understand the worth of parents in the life of a child.

Answer 2

"The Lost Child"

Introduction:

The narrative of a tiny child who gets lost in a fair or exhibition is told in The Lost Child. He had gone to the fair with his parents, but he gets separated from them when he becomes enthralled by a roundabout swing.

The story emphasizes the child's relationship with his parents, which is marked by love and affection. Before he lost them, he had been requesting various items such as candy, balloons, flowers, swings, and so on.

Climax:

He is picked up by a stranger after he loses them. The stranger tries to calm the boy down by offering him everything he had wanted from his parents, but the child is no longer interested. He prioritizes his parents.

Moral:

The message of Mulk Raj Anand's short story "The Lost Child" is that every child loves his or her parents unconditionally.

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