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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
b. Is it good to be selfish?
Answer:
No, it isn't good to be selfish. Selfishness never allows people to live with satisfaction.
c. How do selfish people behave?
Answer:
Selfish people behave in a very rude way. They don't care about others' miseries. They are too self-centred.
UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT
a. Where did the children use to play?
Answer:
The children used to play in a wonderful garden of Giant during the afternoon after school.
b. What did the Snow and the Frost do to the garden?
Answer:
The Snow and the Frost were the two specialists who showed up in the Giant's garden after the impolite conduct of the Giant against the children. The snow concealed the grass with her extraordinary white shroud, and the frost painted every one of the trees silver. They even welcomed the North Wind to remain with them.
c. What did the giant hear when he was lying awake in bed?
Answer:
The giant heard some beautiful music from a little singing bird linnet when he was lying there restlessly. He heard the music after quite a while.
d. Why do you think spring season never came to the giant's garden?
Answer:
I think the spring season never came to the giant's garden to see the miserable condition of the children. She ended up being so irate and never came to the Giant's garden to track down the Giant's impoliteness and narrow-mindedness against the guiltless children.
e. How did the giant realise his mistake?
Answer:
The giant realised his mistake after encountering strange changes in his garden. He figured out snow, frost, north wind, fog, and so on in his garden. He felt regret for the multitude of acts he had done against the children. Yet again, when the children returned to his garden, the garden sprouted with leaves and blossoms. He even heard the trilling of birds in his garden. Consequently, he understood his mistake.
REFERENCE TO THE CONTEXT
A. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
a. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other.
i. Where does ‘there’ refer to?
Answer:
'There' refers to the giant garden where children used to play after school.
ii. What does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
They refer to the children who used to come and play in Giant's garden after their school.
iii. Why are they saying so?
Answer:
They are saying so because they aren't permitted to play in the giant's garden any longer. The giant has driven them out of his garden, enraged.
b. “I have many beautiful flowers,” he said; “but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all".
i. Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The speaker is an old and weak Giant who continues to watch the children at their play sitting on his easy armchair.
ii. Who is he speaking to?
Answer:
He is speaking to himself admiring his garden.
iii. Who are ‘the children’ that the speaker is referring to?
Answer:
'The Children' that the speaker is referring to are the little and guiltless younger students who partake in a ton in Giant's garden.
iv. Why is the speaker saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’?
Answer:
The speaker is saying that 'the children are the most beautiful flowers of all' because he has encountered the presence of youngsters in his garden. He has noticed their straightforwardness and guiltlessness. He accepts that the children are the endowment of lovely nature, and their presence has made the whole garden look so wonderful and sprout with various types of leaves and blossoms. He makes the correlation here to esteem the children much since he knows the worth of children in his garden more than the flowers.
c. When the little child smiled at the Giant, and said to him, "You let me play once in your garden, today you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise," shortly afterwards, the happy giant dies. What is the coincidence of this event? Describe it in relation to this fairy tale.
Answer:
The following time, the little child returns to one of the garden's corners. The giant is very old and weak as of now. The little child seems to have this chance to incline towards the giant, who, whenever inclined towards him, would play in his garden. The giant continues to look out and hang tight for the little child. He is actually alive just to meet the charming little child. At long last, after the little child's words, he dies in the evening.
B. The story makes use of personification as one of the main figures of speech. Cite three examples of personification from the story. What is the significance of the seasons personified in the story?
Answer:
Here, the writer has impeccably utilised a figure of speech. The three instances of personification are the snow, the frost, and the north wind. The meaning of the seasons represented in the story is that they are connected with nature and assume an extremely fundamental part in changing the giant's garden with a one-of-a kind power against awful deeds.
C. This story can be read as a fairytale, where the children, the seasons, the tree, the corner of the garden, the snow, the wind and the frost are all used as symbolism. Interpret those symbols.
Answer:
Here, the spring season represents satisfaction, while the winter season represents languishing. The tree represents the character of the little child as Christ. The corner side of the garden represents the holy spot of God, from where recovery is conceivable. The snow, the wind, and the frost represent remarkable power against awful deeds.
D. Which figure of speech is used for ‘winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail and little child’? Who is the little child compared to?
Answer:
Here in this short story, we find the perfect use of personification. Here, winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail, and little children have been magnificently personified. Among these winters, frost and snow have been represented as feminine orientations with a special power. They have finished their undertakings against the giant's demonstrations. The north wind, hail, and little child have been exemplified as masculine orientations with powers.
The little child is compared to the almighty Lord Jesus in this story. This little one has been given heavenly abilities and has the ability to make a huge difference. Because of his presence, the garden has blossomed with delightful leaves and blossoms. The indications of two nails on the palms and feet of the small kid have helped us remember the torturous killing of the Lord Jesus.
REFERENCE BEYOND THE TEXT
a. What is the main theme of this story?
Answer:
There are various themes here in this story: a presumption, the results of self-centeredness, love and sympathy, the idea of salvation, and so on. Great deeds are constantly compensated, though awful deeds are rebuffed all of the time. Here, we essentially observe the presumption of the giant and his self-centeredness against the kids, which have brought terrible outcomes for him. Be that as it may, because of his great deeds, he has a fine stage to reach heaven.
b. Does God punish those who are cruel to children and very selfish?
Answer:
Yes, God punishes those who are cruel to children and very selfish. Children should be extremely blameless and infants of God. They are known for their straightforwardness. Their presence is an indication of the promise of something better. We can get a fine model from this anecdote regarding God's discipline towards the giant. He feels remorseful for his terrible deeds.
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