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Futility, The Moon and Nature
Futility, The Moon and Nature
Futility
1 From which country did the soldier come and where did he die? What reference is
there in the poem Futility that indicates his social background?
Ans: The man came from England.
He died in the battlefield in France.
In Wilfred Owens poem Futility there is an eloquent indication of the young soldiers
social background. He is from a rustic origin. The expression whispering of the field
unsown is suggestive of the young soldiers peasant family background. At dawn, while
at home, he was awakened by the soothing sunbeams and he would get ready for
cultivation. But this unfortunate man had to embrace tragic destiny for far away from his
land as a victim of war.
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How does Shelley describe the moon in the poem the Moon
Like a dying lady lean and pale,
Who totters forth, wrapped in a gauzy veil
Explain lean and pale & gauzy veil
Ans : Shelley, the poet of the poem the Moon compares the rising moon with a dying
old lady, thin and pale, who comes out of her chamber on trembling steps wrapped up in
gauzy veil which means thin and semi-transparent veil it indicates the thin and light
clouds with which the moons face is covered. Then taking her a lonely maiden, the poet
wants to know if her paleness is caused by her search for companion, who is worth her
love. So every object of nature, like every human being, is a study in contrast
Wandering companionless
Among the stars that have a different birth
What does the poet mean by different birth?
Ans By different birth the poet Shelley indicates that the moon belongs to the solar
system dominated by a star the sun. As,the stars are all like separate suns. From the
astronomical point of view, they originated from hydrogen molecular clouds. So, these
are different from the moon.
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The idea originated with Ram Saran - What was the idea? And how was it
implemented?
Ans : The idea of Ram Saran, an enthusiast of education in Edward James Corbetts Life
at Mokemah Ghat was to start a school for the children of Corbetts workers and those
of the lower paid railway staff
Ram Saran and Jim Corbett rented a hut and appointed a teacher and twenty boys were
admitted to the school.
My tan hid my blushes..
Who said this? What made the author blush?
Ans Jim Corbett, the author of Life at Mokameh Ghat said this to Crosthwaite that the
man sitting on the bench was a hide merchant who was going to Muzzafarpur from Gaya.
But as soon as he finished his speaking, the man on the bench started to laugh. Then he
said in perfect English that he was very much impressed by his accurate description of
the man sitting on the lower deck. But there was one mistake as he was a tobacco
merchant not a hide merchant. Listened to the perfect English from the Mohammedan
gentleman, he felt embarrassed because his descriptions were understood by him
3. What plays a major role as a causal antecedent of chronic hunger and deprivation in
Kalahandi?
Ans : Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen have illustrated how chronic hunger and deprivation
in kalahandi is intimately connected with the large scale felling of trees. The local people
depend on the forests for their traditional livelihood and forced a large portion of
workforce into migration. So this decline originates chronic hunger and deprivation in
Kalahandi.
The endless poverty of the people of Kalahandi and extreme cases of starvation
occasionalloy hits the headlines of the newspapers. So, we come to know abouit the
miserable condition of the people in Kalahandi.
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What did Mani think when he and Swaminathan sat on the banks waiting for Rajam
for the duel? Why was he afraid? What was his last decision?
Ans: It was past six when Swaminathan and Mani were found siting on the sands near
Nallappas Grove. Mani had a wooden club under his arm. He was thinking of hitting
Rajam on the head with the club and throwing his body into the river. But the thought of
Rajams ghost pulling his hair at night as Mani slept after his grandmothers death, made
his change his mind.Then he thought that he would rather break Rajams limbs. But he
feared that Swaminathan might inform the police for this reason he changed his decision
and leave him to his fate.
3. Did you bring the thing that I wantedWhat did Mani ask Swaminathan? How did the latter miss it? What did Mani say at
last?
Ans. Mani said this to Swaminathan in R.K.Narayans short story Rajam and Mani
about lime pickle.
Mani asked Swaminathan if he could manage to steel some lime pickle from their kitchen
and bring it to the river bank, Mani and he could relish it because the pleasant evening
was the ideal for having it while gossiping.
Then Swaminathan confessed that he could not manage to bring the lime pickles as his
mother had been in the kitchen all the time.