Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolize?

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Sophie liked her brother Geoff more than any other person in the world. She could open her heart to him. She knew that Geoff was the person who would share her dreams. Geoff was an apprentice mechanic who had left school for three years. He had to travel for work to the far side of the city. He spoke very little and his silence always troubled Sophie very much. Moreover the words were to be prized out of his mouth like the stones from the ground. She was jealous of his silence and she thought him to be living in some other world which was unknown to her.

But Geoff was always the first with whom she always shared her secrets. She liked him more than anything. Sophie was a simple but plain speaking girl who had a strong faith in Geoff. Like every other sister she dreamt of riding behind her brother in their attractive dresses, to places where people would welcome and praise them. She wanted to be more affectionately with her brother among all his friends and to all his places. In his own way Geoff warned her that Casey must have strings of girls and she was one of them.

Sophie saw in her brother Geoff, her moral supporter. She thought the world was ready to welcome her. She told Geoff about her meeting with Danny Casey at Royce’s window, though he considered it unlikeliest. To Sophie, Geoff was bold, smart, tall, promising and helpful. He recognised and respected his younger sister’s emotions and aspirations well. She was certain that he would never let her down.

Some More Questions From Going Places Chapter

Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?

Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
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What were the differences between Sophia and Jansie that show up in the story 'Going Places'.

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Jansie is just as old as Sophia but she is very different from her. Bring out the contrast between the two friends citing relevant instances from the story 'Going Places'.

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

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Describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father as seen in ‘Going Places'.

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Describe the character of Sophia's father and the role played by him.

DISCUSS IN PAIRS.

It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasizing?

Notice the following expressions. The highlighted words are not used in a literal sense. Explain what they mean.
* Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.

* Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.

* If he keeps his head on his shoulders.

* On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United.

* She saw.... him ghost past the lumbering defenders.

Notice the highlighted words in the following sentences:

1. ‘When I leave,’ Sophie said, coming home from school, “I’m going to have a boutique.”

2. Jansie, linking arms with her along the street, looked doubtful.

3. “I’ll find it,” Sophie said, staring far down the street.

4. Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy.

5. And she turned in through the open street door leaving Jansie standing in the rain.

* When we add “ing” to a verb we get the present participle form. The present participle form is generally used along with forms of “be’, (is, was, are, were, am) to indicate the present continuous tense as in “Sophie was coming home from school.”

* We can use the present participle by itself without the helping verb, when we wish to indicate that an action is happening at the same time as another.

* In example 1, Sophie “said” something. “Said”, here, is the main action.

* What Sophie was doing while she was “saying’; is indicated by “coming home from school”. So we get the information of two actions happening at the same time. We convey the information in one sentence instead of two.

* Analyse the other examples in the same way.

* Pick out five other sentences from the story in which present participles are used in this sense.

Notice these words in the story.
* “chuffed” , meaning delighted or very pleased.

* “nosey” , meaning inquisitive.

* “gawky” , meaning awkward, ungainly.

These are the words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech.

Make a list of ten other words of this kind.

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Going Places

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolize?

Some More Questions From Going Places Chapter

Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

Or

Describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father as seen in ‘Going Places'.

Or

Describe the character of Sophia's father and the role played by him.