3. The lost Child-updated-supplementary .pptx

A chapter to highlight the importance of parents and their presence is taken for granted.

1. Memories: A Fair

2. Parents…

3. The Lost Child Mulk Raj Anand

4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES About the author Introduction Reading and Understanding Comprehension

5. About the author Mulk Raj Anand was born on December 12 th , 1905, Peshawar. A prominent Indian author of novels, short stories, and critical essays in English Known for his realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the poor in India Noted for being among the first writers to incorporate Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English Recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan . Died on September 28 th 2004, Pune

6. Let’s read the chapter…

7. Summary: The Lost Child is a story of a child who gets lost in a fair . He had gone with his parents to the fair but loses them when he gets engrossed in looking at a roundabout swing. The story highlights the bond of love and affection that the child shares with his parents. Before losing them he had been demanding different things like sweets, balloons, flowers, swings, etc. Once he loses them, he is picked up by a stranger . The stranger tries to quieten the child by offering him all these things that he had demanded from his parents but the child does not want them any more. He wants his parents first.

8. Theme This story concentrates on the universality of a child's desire for everything. The story is mainly focuses on the awareness of parents . The message is, we really don't understand the true value of parents and take them for granted.

9. Theme The significance of parents is only revealed once they are out of sight and we realise that the world is upside down. That is what the little child realised once he got lost in the fair.

10. Values Nobody on earth can love you more than your parents. Never complain about the things your parents couldn’t give you; it was probably all they had.

11. The Lost Child Things that attracted the child Lost child Child’s feelings Response of parents Toy shop, flowering mustard field, dragon flies, little insects, dove Snake charmer; roundabout Sweetmeat seller; flower-seller; balloon seller The child cried bitterly for parents Child wanted only his parents The kind man offered him all that he desired for The little boy was fascinated by all that he saw on the way Parents urged him to walk with them without looking at those things The boy knew his parents wouldn’t get him anything Though he knew parents wouldn’t buy anything he pleaded them to buy things He followed them without complaints He lingered looking at things

12. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?(2m) Key Points Lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got lost in the fair Panic-stricken for being lost First wants his parents Afraid and feels unsafe

13. What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?(2m) Key Points The kind-hearted person must have tried his best to find his parents. On the other hand the parents of the child must have left no stone unturned to find their child.

14. When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?(3m) Key Points Child sees roundabout in the fair, gets attracted to it Wants to have a ride on it Asks his parents for permission to enjoy it Having no response on the part of his parents, realises that he has lost his way Starts crying bitterly at once, runs here and there in search of them

15. What is the irony of the story ‘The lost child’ ?(3m) Key Points Child sad and irritated at his parent’s refusal to whatever he wanted to buy at the village fair But it is the parents whom he sought frantically when he was lost, despite the man offering him everything that he had wanted to buy earlier

16. Compare the attitude of the child before and after his separation from his parents. (5m) Key Points Before separation- child very happy , excited at the fair Fascinated with all the things that were displayed at the stalls Wanted to have all the things- favourite toys, sweets, flowers, etc. Also wanted to go for a ride After separation, boy just wanted to be with his parents Not interested in any of those things which he kept longing to have from the stalls In the absence of his parents these things did not give him any satisfaction

17. Comprehension What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind? Key Points Toys displayed in the shops lined up on the way Vast mustard field, seemed like melting gold Brightly coloured dragonflies, butterflies and black bees which flapped their wings,sat on the flowers to suck nectar from them Little insects and worms along the footpath,crawling out of the holes in the footpath to get sunshine Dove bird in the grove Hordes of people walking towards the fair Often lagged behind, he would watch the different happenings, get attracted, stop in his way Parents would walk ahead, he would be left behind

18. Recapitulation As they moved forward, the child wanted the various things on the stalls. His mouth watered seeing sweets decorated with gold and silver leaves. He wanted his favourite burfi , but knowing that his parents would refuse on the ground that he was greedy, he walked ahead. Then, he saw beautiful garlands of gulmohar but didn’t ask for it. He then saw balloons but he knew very well that his parents would deny due to the fact that he was too old to play with balloons, so he walked away.

19. Recapitulation Then, he saw a snake charmer and a roundabout swing. He stopped to ask his parents for permission to enjoy the swing, but to his astonishment, there was no reply. Neither his father nor his mother was there. Now the child realised that he was lost. He ran here and there but could not find them. The place was overcrowded. He got terrified, but suddenly a kind hearted man took him up in his arms and consoled the bitterly weeping child.