The Third Level
Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?
Philately is an art of collecting stamps that transports us into the real past. It is one of the effective and common ways to keep the past alive. People cultivate hobbies like coincollecting, newpapers and cartoon clippings etc. in order to tie up with the contemporary as well as the past world. In this lesson, Charley, in his possession of stamp-collecting, finds some of the oldest “first day covers”. It is mailed to his grandfather at his home in Galesburg. It is there since July 18,1894. The postmark shows the date with a picture of President Garfield. The stamp offers a chance to transport into the beautiful and romantic world of 1894.
It is our tendency to move constantly into the past, the present and the future. Even there are some people who go on collecting rare things which can serve to keep our past alive. They revive our memories and help in comparing our past with the present.
Some More Questions From The Third Level Chapter
You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.
Why does Charley say that Grand Station is growing like a tree in the story “The Third Level”?
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What happens when Charley enters the Grand Central Station?
How did Charley happen to reach the Third Level of Grand Central Station, New York?
What convinced Charley that he had reached the third level at Grand Central Station and not the second level?
What specific difference did Charley notice at the Third Level of Grand Central Station?
What does Sam, a psychiatrist friend of Charley, opine about Charley and his visit to the Third Level?
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Do you think that the Third Level was a medium of escape for Charlie? Why?How did Charley get lost when he was heading for the sub-way?
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How did Charlie often get lost on the Grand Central Station?What unsual scene did Charley notice at the Third Level?
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What information do we get about the people and appearances at the Third Level?
What made the ticket clerk think that Charley was trying to skin him?
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Why did the booking clerk refuse to accept the money?What is a “first day cover” and what is specific about it?
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