Question answer of THR LOST CHILD
THE LOST CHILD (MOMENTS)
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
Answer the following in 30- 40 words.
(a) What did the child want from the fair? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer from his parents?
(ANS) The child like any other child wanted to have everything from the fair: toys, balloons, sweets, and a garland of gulmohar. He wanted to watch the snake charmer play the flute to a snake and ride in the roundabout. The boy moved on without waiting for an answer because he knew that his request would be denied at each step. He knew that his father won’t buy
anything.
(b) How was the child lost in the fair?
(ANS) The child was fascinated with many things which he saw in the fair and wished to possess everything but deep down in his heart he was aware of his parents’ refusal. When he saw people whirl pooling and shrieking in a roundabout, he made a bold request to his parents. However, he received no reply and when he turned to see his parents, he found them nowhere in the sight. In this way the child got lost in the fair.
(c) Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
(ANS) For any child the security of being with his parents is most important. While the child was with his parents he was happy and wanted everything on the display at the fair. However the child loses interest in the things that he wanted earlier because he was panic stricken on being separated from his parents. All he wanted now was to be united with his parents. All the things that attracted him in the fair earlier, no longer appealed to him once the harsh realization of being lost hit him. The only thing that mattered to him was to find his parents.
(d) What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
(ANS) Right from the beginning of their journey, the parents continuously kept checking whether the child was with them or not. In the end, when they may have suddenly realized that the child was missing, they may have started a frantic search for the lost child. The kind and understanding man who tried to console the lost child by offering him various things at the fair may have asked the child for some physical description of his parents and helped him to be reunited with his parents.
Answer the following in 100- 120 words.
(a) How do you know that the child was a nature – lover?
(ANS) The child was attracted to the nature’s little aspects because of his innocence. When his mother diverted his attention to the mustard field he saw the flowers which were in the nascent stage. The flowers of the field were pale like melting gold. He then saw a group of dragon flies which were bustling about on their gaudy purple wings. The child wanted to catch those dragon but they went
away fluttering and flapping. He was also attracted to the little insects and worms along the footpath that were teeming out from their hiding places to
enjoy the sunshine. A shower of young flowers fell upon the child as he entered the fair. He forgot about his parents and started gathering the raining petals in his hand and then the cooing of doves fascinated him.
(b) Compare the attitude of the child before and after separation from his parents.
(ANS) Before separation the child was very happy and excited. He was captivated by all the things that were displayed at the stalls. He wished to possess everything but deep down in his heart he was aware of his parents’ refusal. When he saw people whirl pooling and shrieking in a roundabout, he urged his parents to allow him to sit on it. However when he turned, he found his parents nowhere in the sight. All of sudden the boy was panic stricken. Forgetting all the wonders of the fair he begins sobbing and screaming for his parents. The fear was so predominant that he didn’t want any of the things from the fair that had earlier appealed to him when the unknown good man offered them to him in order to pacify him.
(c) Bring out the symbolism of the story.
(ANS) It is possible to interpret the story at least at two levels. At the surface level, it appears that the child in the story--like any child-longs for attractive things such as toys, sweets, balloons, and flowers; but once he loses his parents, he loses interest in the things he asked for earlier and insists on finding his father and mother. At a deeper level (or metaphysical level), the story is symbolic. The child
represents human beings in general; the fair symbolizes the world. The attractions in the fair appeal to the senses, toys appeal to the eyes (and mind, in general), burfi appeals to the palate, flowers have visual and olfactory appeal, balloons have visual appeal, and music has aural appeal. In other words, these attractions represent several pleasures or these are the temptations that human beings come across in the fair of the world.
(e) Give critical appreciation of the chapter ‘The Lost child’.
(ANS) The chapter ‘The Lost child’ has a rural Indian setting, characters, and actions. It serves as a metaphor for human life. It tells the story of a physical and psychological quest of a child, of our growth in creativity, compassion, and confidence. In the lesson ‘The Lost Child’, it raises investigations about parenting, the function of imagination, the preambles of growing up, and the relationship of wishes and reality. In this story the child and his parents are that human beings come across in the fair of the world.
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
Answer the following in 30- 40 words.
(a) What did the child want from the fair? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer from his parents?
(ANS) The child like any other child wanted to have everything from the fair: toys, balloons, sweets, and a garland of gulmohar. He wanted to watch the snake charmer play the flute to a snake and ride in the roundabout. The boy moved on without waiting for an answer because he knew that his request would be denied at each step. He knew that his father won’t buy
anything.
(b) How was the child lost in the fair?
(ANS) The child was fascinated with many things which he saw in the fair and wished to possess everything but deep down in his heart he was aware of his parents’ refusal. When he saw people whirl pooling and shrieking in a roundabout, he made a bold request to his parents. However, he received no reply and when he turned to see his parents, he found them nowhere in the sight. In this way the child got lost in the fair.
(c) Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
(ANS) For any child the security of being with his parents is most important. While the child was with his parents he was happy and wanted everything on the display at the fair. However the child loses interest in the things that he wanted earlier because he was panic stricken on being separated from his parents. All he wanted now was to be united with his parents. All the things that attracted him in the fair earlier, no longer appealed to him once the harsh realization of being lost hit him. The only thing that mattered to him was to find his parents.
(d) What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
(ANS) Right from the beginning of their journey, the parents continuously kept checking whether the child was with them or not. In the end, when they may have suddenly realized that the child was missing, they may have started a frantic search for the lost child. The kind and understanding man who tried to console the lost child by offering him various things at the fair may have asked the child for some physical description of his parents and helped him to be reunited with his parents.
Answer the following in 100- 120 words.
(a) How do you know that the child was a nature – lover?
(ANS) The child was attracted to the nature’s little aspects because of his innocence. When his mother diverted his attention to the mustard field he saw the flowers which were in the nascent stage. The flowers of the field were pale like melting gold. He then saw a group of dragon flies which were bustling about on their gaudy purple wings. The child wanted to catch those dragon but they went
away fluttering and flapping. He was also attracted to the little insects and worms along the footpath that were teeming out from their hiding places to
enjoy the sunshine. A shower of young flowers fell upon the child as he entered the fair. He forgot about his parents and started gathering the raining petals in his hand and then the cooing of doves fascinated him.
(b) Compare the attitude of the child before and after separation from his parents.
(ANS) Before separation the child was very happy and excited. He was captivated by all the things that were displayed at the stalls. He wished to possess everything but deep down in his heart he was aware of his parents’ refusal. When he saw people whirl pooling and shrieking in a roundabout, he urged his parents to allow him to sit on it. However when he turned, he found his parents nowhere in the sight. All of sudden the boy was panic stricken. Forgetting all the wonders of the fair he begins sobbing and screaming for his parents. The fear was so predominant that he didn’t want any of the things from the fair that had earlier appealed to him when the unknown good man offered them to him in order to pacify him.
(c) Bring out the symbolism of the story.
(ANS) It is possible to interpret the story at least at two levels. At the surface level, it appears that the child in the story--like any child-longs for attractive things such as toys, sweets, balloons, and flowers; but once he loses his parents, he loses interest in the things he asked for earlier and insists on finding his father and mother. At a deeper level (or metaphysical level), the story is symbolic. The child
represents human beings in general; the fair symbolizes the world. The attractions in the fair appeal to the senses, toys appeal to the eyes (and mind, in general), burfi appeals to the palate, flowers have visual and olfactory appeal, balloons have visual appeal, and music has aural appeal. In other words, these attractions represent several pleasures or these are the temptations that human beings come across in the fair of the world.
(e) Give critical appreciation of the chapter ‘The Lost child’.
(ANS) The chapter ‘The Lost child’ has a rural Indian setting, characters, and actions. It serves as a metaphor for human life. It tells the story of a physical and psychological quest of a child, of our growth in creativity, compassion, and confidence. In the lesson ‘The Lost Child’, it raises investigations about parenting, the function of imagination, the preambles of growing up, and the relationship of wishes and reality. In this story the child and his parents are that human beings come across in the fair of the world.
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