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A sadist is a person who gets pleasure out of giving pain to others.
Given below are some dictionary definitions of certain kinds of persons.
Find out the words that fit these descriptions.
1. A person who considers it important that things should be correct or genuine e.g. in the use of the language or in arts.
2. A person who believes that the war and violence are wrong and will not fight in the war.
3. A person who believes that nothing really exists.
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things.
5. A person who follows the generally accepted norms of behaviour.
6. A person who believes that material possessions are all that matter in life.
1) Pedant/Perfectionist.
2) Pacifist.
3) Nihilist.
4) Optimist.
5) Conformist.
6) Materialist.
Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow's comments on Crocker-Harris?
Yes. Frank asks several questions about Crocker-Harris from Taplow and often asks him to mimic Crocker-Harris.
Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
Taplow thinks his teacher Mr Crocker-Harris is strict but not a sadist. He thinks that the teacher is unbiased, dutiful and very disciplined. He doesn't get easily impressed by anyone's efforts. He doesn't appreciate the effort of Taplow who comes to school on the last as he misses one class before. He doesn't like to be liked by others. He seems feeling less and maintains a distance from the students.
What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?
Mr Crocker-Harris is a serious person by nature who prioritises his work rather than thinking about what other peoples' views are about him. He is a devoted, dutiful, unbiased, disciplined teacher who does the fair evaluation to all of his students.
Identify the stanza that talks of each of the following.
Individualism, Rationalism, Hypocrisy
Individualism - Stanza 3
Rationalism - Stanza 1
Hypocrisy - Stanza 2
What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?
When we grow up we realise that the reality is far from the beliefs and stories. We see that one can do anything for his own selfishness. Adults who preach about love, do not act lovingly. We own a brain that can be used the way we want.
What is the poet's feeling towards childhood?
The poet has the feeling that childhood is happy and innocent in the purest form. Childhood only knows the language of love and care. Childhood consists of beautiful feelings and emotions. Childhood is a time when we believe in the stories of good and bad karma, the right and the wrong, humanity and love, the ultimate power.
Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
Was it when I found my mind....Was that the day! (Stanza 3)
These lines are the main reason for losing ourselves we once were. When we realise that we can use our mind the way we want and nobody else would ever know, we only think about ourselves. We become selfish and blindly run for the success in life to show and prove our individual strength. We want to knock down others to win. We only care about the personal profit and comfort, we don't care about others.
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