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On The Face Of It

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Why does Derry say, ‘People are afraid of me’? How does he get an ugly face?

Solution

Derry has developed both negative attitude and inferiority complex. He has turned withdrawn and defiant. He thinks himself the ugliest person because his burnt face due to falling of the acid. People find his face terrible. A woman at the stand remarked,“What a terrible face!” On seeing his horrible face they get scared. So he is not afraid of the people but they are afraid of him.