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Going Places

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Write your views about Geoff after your reading the story ‘Going Places’.

Solution

The author has developed his story by involving only one family. Sophie had one elder brother Geoff and another younger one Derek. Her parents were quite caring and helpful to them at every stage of life.

Geoff was almost grown up. It was three years now he passed schools and was working hard as an apprentice mechanic. He was youth who had a determination to become a mechanical expert. He daily travelled to the other side of the city for his training. He enjoyed doing his work silently. His silence troubled Sophie and she had to prize out words from him like stones from the ground. His silence compelled Sophie to guess him to be somewhere else in the world he never spoke about. She loved and admired Geoff always.

Geoff was “quiet youth and didn’t easily make new friends”. She knew he would take her to all such unknown places and people for which she was impatient, though their father forbade. Like her brother, she liked his friendly groups and hoped to be admitted to that. Geoff not only supported Sophie blindly before their parents but he was the first to share her secrets. Though Geoff hardly believed the truth without verifying her stories.

Some More Questions From Going Places Chapter

Why did not Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

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Why did Sophie not want Jansie to know anything about her meeting with Danny Casey?

Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

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.

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

What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?

DISCUSS IN PAIRS.

Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.

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.

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