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Answer the following questions. Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?

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Answer the following questions.

Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?

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 It is not good to be a rebel oneself because then the others would laugh at us and we would be scolded and met with indifference by everyone we disagree with.

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Chapter 2.2: The Rebel - Working with the Poem [Page 34]

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NCERT English - Honeycomb Class 7
Chapter 2.2 The Rebel
Working with the Poem | Q 1.5 | Page 34

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