SECTION C - LITERATURE 18 Marks class 12 CBSE

 SECTION C - LITERATURE  18 Marks

5. Attempt ANY FIVE of the six questions given below, within 40 words each. 

 i. His was not loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living, human beings. Elaborate.(Indigo)

   ii. As the host of a talk show, introduce the Rattrap peddler to the audience by stating any two of his defining qualities. You may begin your answer like this: Meet  The Rattrap Peddler who thought that the world was a rattrap but was transformed by…

iii  You recently visited a picturesque location and you were enamoured by its beauty.  Pen down a vivid description of the natural beauty of this place. Supplement your writing with Keats’ ideas about beauty.

 iv The story glosses over the dark and violent side of prison life and the escape’. Comment on the given statement with reference to your reading of the story Evans 

  v.   How do you think Derry’s mother contributes to his sense of alienation and isolation? 

  vi.  What was Jo’s reaction to Jack’s knock on the window? 

  6. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120-150 words each.  4*2   

 i.  Uncle’s wedding band sits heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand while Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance as a lasting symbol of her desires. Explain her plight. Do you think she could have brought a change in the situation and fulfilled her desires? Justify your answer.

ii In today’s world, the mantra for success is considered to be the ability to think out of the box.  At the same time, as in the play, acceptance is difficult for those who are different. As Derry says, “After I’d come home, one person said, “He’d have been better off stopping in there. In the hospital. He’d be better off with others like himself.”  How would you reconcile both these ideas, of a demand for difference, on one hand, and a need to isolate difference on the other hand?  

iii Imagine that you overheard the following snippet of an interaction between the valet and the housekeeper at the ironmaster’s mansion at the end of the story.  

 Speaker 1 - Trust is a difficult choice, which may or may not be rewarded.  

 Speaker 2 – Yes, indeed. Ms. Willmansson really believed in that fellow, didn’t she? And he didn’t disappoint. She was so happy reading his letter, oh her tears of joy filled my heart with so much admiration for her. Such a kind, wonderful young lady.   

Speaker 1 – Absolutely. But I wonder, what if that vagabond had run away with the silver spoons? Would you speak so glowingly of Ms. Willmansson then? Our master’s daughter was a bit too gullible. Wouldn’t you say?  

 Speaker 2 – But she did what was right. That must count for something. It’s Christmas, and she helped that poor man. It didn’t matter what he did. Surely the choice of right and wrong does not depend on the outcome.   

Speaker 1 – Wouldn’t it? I should jolly well think so.   

How would you respond to the questions raised in this conversation in relation to the story? Write your response in the form of an entry in your daily journal.