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प्रश्न
What did Hari learn from Anil in the beginning?
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उत्तर
Hari learnt to cook and write his name from Anil at the beginning.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: ‘Whole sentences, I knew, cloud one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal − and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?
Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?
Complete the web diagram.
Read the story carefully and complete the table:
| Total no. of characters | Names | Age | Physical appearance | Earned money by | Qualities |
Why did Anil employ Hari as a cook, although he could not afford to pay him?
Why didn’t Anil hand over Hari to the police? What effect would it have had on Hari?
Write a character sketch of ‘Hari Singh’ with the help of the following points, using the paragraph format.
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Hari Singh’s background His dishonesty His aspirations His courage to change himself |
Fiction writers prefer creating grey characters rather than black and white. Analyse this in detail, with reference to both the characters of The Thief’s Story.
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Trust and compassion can reform a person. Justify this statement in the light of the lesson 'The Thief's Story'.
