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THE JOURNEY
1.
How would you
feel to attend school after spending a week holiday?
I would feel unhappy and not interested to go to
school after spending a week holiday.
2.
Why was the
son not ready to go to his place of work?
The narrator was not ready to go to his place of work
after spending a leisurely six months of leave and getting married.
3.
Why did the
son come home this time?
The narrator came home this time to get married.
4.
How long does
the son take leave?
The narrator took six months of leave.
5.
The fact that
…. What was the fact?
The fact was that he was married and not interested
to leave his newly-wed wife leave behind.
6.
The narrator
says “Obviously I did not want to go. However, I finally did decide to go.”
What might be the reasons behind the change of opinion?
The narrator changed his opinion on joining the duty.
Because his marriage had increased his responsibilities and he had got into
debt.
7.
Write two
sentences of you own about the village his father lived in?
The narrator’s father lived in a village on a hilly
terrain. It was really non pollution and healthy relationship maintaining area.
There was no roads and bus facility to his village.
8.
Why did the
son decide to go to work finally?
The son decided to go to work finally because his
marriage had increased his responsibilities and he had got into debt.
9.
Did he take
any unpaid leave? Why?
He initially wanted to take even unpaid leave but
didn’t take any more leave as he had got into debt.
10.
Who arranged
the marriage?
The parents of the narrator arrange the marriage according
to their customs.
11.
What was the
special purpose of the narrator coming home?
The special purpose of the narrator’s coming home
this time was that he was getting married.
12.
….. came up
with a solution. – What was the problem? What was the solution?
The problem was that the narrator didn’t find anyone
to carry his luggage. But his father came up to carry the luggage as a
solution.
13.
Nobody had
time to spare for the narrator. Why?
Nobody had time to spare for the narrator. Because most
of the villagers were busy in their field works.
14.
Who carried
the luggage when the son came home?
When the narrator came home a porter carried his
luggage.
15.
Who carried
the luggage this time? Why?
Father of the narrator carried the luggage this time
because they couldn’t find anyone to carry it. And the narrator felt guilty and
ashamed of carrying his own luggage.
16.
Why did the
son not carry his own luggage?
The narrator felt false prestige and false pride of
his education and white-collar job. So, he didn’t carry his own luggage.
17.
What was the
weight of the luggage?
The weight of the luggage was a 20-kilo.
18.
Do you think
that the son really protested his father to carry the luggage?
No, I don’t think that the narrator protested whole
heartedly his father to carry the luggage.
19.
If you were
the son, what would you do? Do you let your father carry the luggage? Why?
If I were the narrator, I would carry my own luggage.
I never get any inhibitions to do our own work.
20.
They hardly
talked during their journey to Dirang. Why?
His father was carrying the luggage and walked fast. For
the guilty the narrator didn’t talk to his father much.
21.
Who do you
think strong? The father or the son? How do you say?
Mentally and physically his father was strong. He carried
the luggage and came up with a solution when the narrator was hesitating to
carry his own luggage and never blamed his son.
22.
Why was the
crowd gathered? Have you ever seen such gathering? When?
The crowd gathered there to wish the narrator
good-luck and say good-bye. Yes, I have seen such gatherings here in my village
when people getting to go longer places. For instance, here people go to Gulf
countries for work.
23.
Who do you
think was physically strong? Why?
Absolutely his father was physically strong. When they
went to Dirang the narrator was unable to carry his own luggage and was far
behind of his father in his walk.
24.
What was the
road compared to?
The road was compared to a giant motionless rope.
25.
Do you think
parents feel proud of their children? If yes when? If not why?
Yes, of course, parents feel proud of their children
when they do something good or succeed in their life.
26.
Why did they
rest on the way?
As it was a long journey on the pebble strewn road,
they were tired. Hence, they took rest on the way.
27.
Why didn’t
the son observe the road uneven?
The narrator didn’t observe the road uneven as he had
worn the hunting boots and didn’t carry anything.
28.
Do you think his
father was happy with the old pair of hunting boots? Why?
Yes, his father was happy with the old pair of
hunting boots. Most of the parents will be happy with their children even they
provide little things.
29.
Do you let
your father go with old pair of shoes if you were the narrator? What would you
do?
No, I don’t let my father go with old pair of shoes.
I would persuade him to get a new pair.
30.
How did the
father’s feet resemble?
The narrator’s father’s feet resembled of an elephant’s
feet.
31.
Why did the
father ask for old pair of shoes?
His father didn’t want to waste money on buying new
shoes for him. Hence, he asked for the old pair of shoes.
32.
If you were
the father how would you feel for carrying the luggage?
If I were the father, I would feel happy for carrying
the luggage to Dirang. I never belittle my children.
33.
Prepare an
invitation card for the son for his marriage. Use the name and other details at
your will.
(This questions is left for your response)
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