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    Mr. Lamb is an old man who lives alone with a tin leg. He meets Derry, a boy with half his face disfigured by acid, in his garden. Derry is drawn to Mr. Lamb because they both live with physical impairments. Mr. Lamb encourages Derry to focus on his abilities rather than his appearance and not let hatred define him. He inspires Derry to overcome his disability and pursue his goals. At the end of the story, Mr. Lamb has an accident falling from a ladder but inspires Derry to have a more positive outlook.

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    Mr. Lamb is an old man who lives alone with a tin leg. He meets Derry, a boy with half his face disfigured by acid, in his garden. Derry is drawn to Mr. Lamb because they both live with physical impairments. Mr. Lamb encourages Derry to focus on his abilities rather than his appearance and not let hatred define him. He inspires Derry to overcome his disability and pursue his goals. At the end of the story, Mr. Lamb has an accident falling from a ladder but inspires Derry to have a more positive outlook.

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    Mr. Lamb is an old man who lives alone with a tin leg. He meets Derry, a boy with half his face disfigured by acid, in his garden. Derry is drawn to Mr. Lamb because they both live with physical impairments. Mr. Lamb encourages Derry to focus on his abilities rather than his appearance and not let hatred define him. He inspires Derry to overcome his disability and pursue his goals. At the end of the story, Mr. Lamb has an accident falling from a ladder but inspires Derry to have a more positive outlook.

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    Mr. Lamb is an old man who lives alone with a tin leg. He meets Derry, a boy with half his face disfigured by acid, in his garden. Derry is drawn to Mr. Lamb because they both live with physical impairments. Mr. Lamb encourages Derry to focus on his abilities rather than his appearance and not let hatred define him. He inspires Derry to overcome his disability and pursue his goals. At the end of the story, Mr. Lamb has an accident falling from a ladder but inspires Derry to have a more positive outlook.

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    ON THE FACE OF IT

    1. Who is Mr Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?


    Ans. Mr. Lamb is an old man with a tin leg. His real leg was blown off years ago during
    the war. He lives all alone in his house. There is a garden near the house. It has ripe
    crab apples looking orange and golden in color. . Mr. Lamb is sitting in his garden when
    Derry climbs over the garden wall to get into his garden. Though the gate is open, the
    boy does not use it.
    2. What is it that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself?
    Ans. Both Derry and Mr. Lamb suffer from physical impairment. Derry has one side of
    his face disfigured and burnt by acid. The old man has a tin leg because his real leg got
    blown off during the war. Apart from these physical disabilities, Derry finds signs of
    loneliness and disappointment in Mr. Lamb’s life. The old man tries to overcome these
    feelings but the sense of alienation felt by him is more painful than the pain caused by
    physical disability. Derry tries to avoid meeting people because they consider his face
    frightful and ugly. They avoid him as they are afraid of him. His parents seem worried
    about him and talk about him and his future.
    Mr. Lamb provides him a new approach to things. He tells him to see, hear, feel and
    think about things around him. He should not hate others. Hatred is worse than acid
    because it bums the inside. He has all the God-given limbs. He must take a firm
    decision and work towards it. He will succeed. He should not be afraid of people and
    they will not be afraid of him. All these factors draw Derry towards Mr. Lamb.
    3. “T ‘m not afraid. People are afraid of me,” says Derry. What do people think on
    seeing his face? How do they react then?
    Ans. On looking at Derry’s face they find it bad and frightful. They think that it is the
    ugliest thing they have ever seen. They call him a poor boy as one side of his face has
    been burnt by acid. Some of them are afraid
    4. How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy when it is a bit cooler ?
    Ans. There is a momentary pause in the conversation. Then Mr Lamb changes the
    subject. He says that when it is a bit cooler, he will get the ladder and a stick. Then he
    will pull down those ripe crab apples. He makes jelly. He calls these orange coloured
    and golden apples magic fruit. September is a good time to make jelly. He tells the boy
    that he could help him.
    5. “We’re not the same”, says Derry. How does Mr. Lamb try to convince him that
    there is no essential difference between them?
    Ans. Derry and Mr. Lamb are both of the same species. They represent various stages
    of growth. Derry is young, Mr. Lamb is old. Both suffer from the same physical
    impairment. Derry has a burnt face. The old man has got a tin leg. But this physical
    disability is not important. What is important is that both are alive. Derry is standing
    there whereas Mr. Lamb is sitting.
    6.  How does Derry interpret the fairy story ‘Beauty and the Beast’? What does he
    feel about himself?
    Ans. Derry says that he has been told that story before. It teaches us that outward
    appearance does not matter. It is what one is inside that is important. Handsome is that
    handsome does. Beauty loved the monstrous beast for himself. When she kissed him,
    he changed into a handsome prince. No one except Derry’s mother kisses him. She too
    kisses him on the other side of the face. He has developed a negative attitude and says
    he does not care ’ “if nobody ever kissed” him.
    7. In what ways does Mr Lamb inspire Derry to overcome his physical disability?
    Ans. Mr. Lamb tells Derry that he ‘has got two arms, two legs and eyes and ears. He
    has got a tongue and a brain. He will get on the way he wants, like all the rest. And if he
    chooses and sets his mind to it, he could get on even better than all the rest.
    8. . What argument does Derry give to convince his mother why he wants to go to
    the old man’s garden?
    Ans. Derry says that the old man has a tin leg. He lives in a huge house without
    curtains. He has a garden. Derry wants to be there and listen to things that matter.
    Things nobody else has ever said. Things he wants to think about. They are not about
    his face and how he looks.
    9.  Comment on the ending of the play ‘On The Face Of It.
    Ans. The play has a pathetic but dramatic ending. Mr Lamb who works actively in spite
    of his physical disability loses balance and falls down along with the ladder. Derry
    enters and tries to converse with Mr. Lamb, who does not respond. Mr. Lamb’s “exit” is
    exactly the same as envisaged by Derry earlier in the play.
    10. Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Lamb and Derry.
    Ans. Both Mr. Lamb and the young boy Derry have one thing in common—their
    physical impairment. Both are victims of these disabilities after birth. The leg of Mr.
    Lamb was blown off during the war. Derry’s face was burnt by acid. One side of his face
    looked very ugly and frightful.
    Apart from this, they have nothing in common. Mr. Lamb is old, Derry is a young boy of
    fourteen. Mr. Lamb enjoys company and wants to talk. Derry is very withdrawn and
    defiant. He does not want to come in contact with people.
    Mr. Lamb does not bother about his lameness. He has developed love for reading
    books, hearing music, seeing beautiful things and thinking about them. He is calm and
    patient. He asks peculiar questions. He forces Derry to see that actions are more
    important than mere looks. In spite of his lameness he picks apples, makes jelly,
    maintains a beehive and makes toffees from honey. The gate of his garden is always
    open. Derry develops a new vision of life under his guidance. He becomes positive and
    looks happy.

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