The Selfish Giant - | Class 11 - Section 2 | Unit 1 English
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Summary
a. Where did the children use to play?
Ans: The children used to play in a beautiful garden of giant during afternoon time after their school.
a. Where did the children use to play?
Ans: The children used to play in a beautiful garden of giant during afternoon time after their school.
b.
What did the Snow and the Frost do to the garden?
Ans: Snow and the frost were the two operators who showed up within the giant's plant after the inconsiderate conduct of the giant against the children. The Snow secured up the grass with her extraordinary white cloak, and the Ice painted all the trees silver. They indeed welcomed the North Wind to remain with them.
c. What did the giant hear when he was lying awake in bed?
Ans: The Giant listened a few exquisite music of a small singing feathered creature linnet when he was lying wakeful in bed. He listened the music after a long time.
d. Why do you think spring season never came to the giant's garden?
Ans: I think the spring season indeed got to be pitiful in conjunction with the children. She got to be so irate and never came to the giant's plant to discover the giant's inconsiderateness and childishness against the innocent children.
e. How did the giant realise his mistake?
Ans: The giant realized his mistake by experiencing unusual changes in his garden. He found out snow, frost, north wind, fog etc in his garden. He felt guilty himself for all those acts which he had done against the children. When the children reappeared in his garden, the garden once again bloomed with leaves and flowers. He even heard the chirping of birds in his garden. Thus, he realised his mistake.
A. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
a. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other.
i. Where does ‘there’ refer to?
Ans: ‘There’ refers to the giant’s garden where children used to play after school.
ii. What does ‘they’ refer to?
Ans: ‘They’ refers to the children who used to come and play in Giant’s garden after school.
iii. Why are they saying so?
Ans: They are saying so since they aren’t permitted to play within the giant’s garden any longer. The giant has chased them out of his garden being furious.
b. “I have many beautiful flowers,” he said; “but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.”
i. Who is the speaker?
Ans: The speaker is an ancient and weak giant who keeps on observing the children at their play sitting on his easy chair.
He is speaking to himself admiring his garden.
iii. Who are ‘the children’ that the speaker is referring to?
Ans: ‘The Children’ that the speaker is referring to are the small and innocent school children who enjoy a lot in the giant’s garden.
iv. Why is the speaker saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’?
Ans: The speaker is saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’ because he has experienced the presence of children in his garden. He has observed their simplicity and innocence. He believes that the children are the gift of beautiful nature and their presence has made the entire garden look so beautiful and bloom with different kinds of leaves and flowers. He makes the comparison here to value the children much because he knows the value of children in his garden than the flowers.
c. When the little child smiled at the Giant, and said to him, “You let me play once in your garden, today you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise,” shortly afterwards, the happy giant dies. What is the coincidence of this event? Describe it in relation to this fairy tale.
Ans: The another time, the small child returns in one of the garden’s corners. The giant is very ancient and weak at that time. The child shows up this time to support the monster who once had favored him to play in his cultivate. The giant keeps on looking and holding up for the small child. He is in reality lively as it were to meet the charmed small child. At long last, after the small child’s words, he kicks the bucket within the exceptionally afternoon.
B. The story makes use of personification as one of the main figures of speech. Cite three examples of personification from the story. What is the significance of the seasons personified in the story?
Ans: Here, the author has flawlessly utilized a figure of discourse. The three cases of embodiment are the Snow, the Frost and the north wind. The centrality of the seasons embodied within the story is that they are related to nature and play a really imperative part in changing the giant’s garden with a one of a kind drive against terrible deeds.
C. This story can be read as a fairytale, where the children, the seasons, the tree, the corner of the garden, the snow, the wind and the frost are all used as symbolism. Interpret those symbols.
Ans: Here, the spring season symbolizes bliss though the winter season symbolizes enduring. The tree symbolizes the character of the child as Christ. The corner of the garden symbolizes the sacrosanct put of God from where recovery is conceivable. The snow, the wind and the frost symbolize interesting constrain against awful deeds.
D. Which figure of speech is used for ‘winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail and little child’? Who is the little child compared to?
Ans: Here in this short story, we find the perfect use of personification. Here, winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail and little child have been wonderfully personified. Among these, winter, frost and snow have been personified as feminine gender with unique force. They have done their tasks against the giant’s acts. The north wind, hail and little child have been personified as masculine gender with powers.
The little child is compared to the Chrisitan God ‘Lord Jesus’ here in this story. This little child has been presented with divine powers who has the power to change each and everything. Due to his presence, the garden has been bloomed with beautiful leaves and flowers. The signs of two nails on the palms and feet of the little child have reminded us of the crucifixion of Lord Jesus.
Reference beyond the text
a. What is the main theme of this story?
Ans: There are various themes here in this story as arrogance, consequences of selfishness, love and compassion, the concept of salvation etc. Good deeds are always rewarded whereas bad deeds are always punished. Here, we simply find the arrogance of the giant and his selfishness against the children which have brought bad results for him. But, due to his good deeds, he has got a fine platform to reach outside.
b. Does God punish those who are cruel to children and very selfish?
Ans: Yes, God punishes those who are brutal to and exceptionally childish. Children are assumed to be exceptionally blameless and babies of God. They are known for their effortlessness. Their nearness is the sign of great sign. Able to get a fine case from this story around God’s discipline to the giant. He feels blameworthy himself for his terrible deeds.
Selfish Giant Summary
The story starts with the children playing within the Giant’s garden every evening after arriving from school. The garden was excellent, expansive, with delicate grass and natural product trees. The trees bore wealthy natural product and the winged creatures sang sweetly sitting on them.
One day after seven a long time, the mammoth returned. He was remaining with his companion, the Cornish Monstrosity. The children were anxious to see him. He saw the children playing and said that he would not permit anybody to play here because it was his claim garden. He built a wall around it additionally put up a bulletin board. The bulletin board shown a caution: “Trespassers will be prosecuted.”
The children were depressed because they had no other place to play. They would wander the high garden walls and remember the beautiful garden within them.
Spring season arrived and there were flowers and little birds everywhere. But it was winter in the giant’s garden and there were frost and snow. In the absence of children, the birds did not sing either. Once a flower sprouted from the grass, but after seeing the bulletin board, he also fell asleep again. Then came the north wind and the hail storm. Due to the giant’s selfishness, the golden fruits of autumn also did not reach his garden. Then one morning the giant detected sweet and wonderful music. It was a linnet singing outside his window. The hail and north wind stopped and he could feel spring. He saw the children entering his garden through a small hole. The children were sitting on the tree branches and the trees were blooming. He also saw the birds fly and heard them chirp. The flowers had also risen.
But, to his surprise, winter was still in one corner. He saw that a boy was standing there and he could not reach the branches of the trees. The tree lowered its branches but still, it couldn’t climb. In this scene, his heart melted. He realized that he was actually very selfish. He decided to put that boy on the top of the tree, tear down the walls, and allow the children to play here forever. But when the children saw it, they fled and the garden was winter again. However, that child did not run while crying. The giant put it on the top of the tree and the tree immediately blossomed. He kissed the giant.
The other children came back to realize that the giant is not evil. Spring returned with them. The giant used to play with the children every afternoon, but that child was nowhere to be found. Over the years, it became very weak. One winter morning, he saw a beautiful tree with white flowers in the corner. The branches of the tree were golden and the boy stood underneath.
The boy was harmed, which significantly rankled the giant. He told the boy that he would murder the man who had harmed him. The boy told him that these were the wounds of cherish. The boy grinned and inquired the giant to come to his garden. Afterward, the children found the dead giant beneath the tree secured in white flowers.
Ans: Snow and the frost were the two operators who showed up within the giant's plant after the inconsiderate conduct of the giant against the children. The Snow secured up the grass with her extraordinary white cloak, and the Ice painted all the trees silver. They indeed welcomed the North Wind to remain with them.
c. What did the giant hear when he was lying awake in bed?
Ans: The Giant listened a few exquisite music of a small singing feathered creature linnet when he was lying wakeful in bed. He listened the music after a long time.
d. Why do you think spring season never came to the giant's garden?
Ans: I think the spring season indeed got to be pitiful in conjunction with the children. She got to be so irate and never came to the giant's plant to discover the giant's inconsiderateness and childishness against the innocent children.
e. How did the giant realise his mistake?
Ans: The giant realized his mistake by experiencing unusual changes in his garden. He found out snow, frost, north wind, fog etc in his garden. He felt guilty himself for all those acts which he had done against the children. When the children reappeared in his garden, the garden once again bloomed with leaves and flowers. He even heard the chirping of birds in his garden. Thus, he realised his mistake.
A. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
a. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other.
i. Where does ‘there’ refer to?
Ans: ‘There’ refers to the giant’s garden where children used to play after school.
ii. What does ‘they’ refer to?
Ans: ‘They’ refers to the children who used to come and play in Giant’s garden after school.
iii. Why are they saying so?
Ans: They are saying so since they aren’t permitted to play within the giant’s garden any longer. The giant has chased them out of his garden being furious.
b. “I have many beautiful flowers,” he said; “but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.”
i. Who is the speaker?
Ans: The speaker is an ancient and weak giant who keeps on observing the children at their play sitting on his easy chair.
He is speaking to himself admiring his garden.
iii. Who are ‘the children’ that the speaker is referring to?
Ans: ‘The Children’ that the speaker is referring to are the small and innocent school children who enjoy a lot in the giant’s garden.
iv. Why is the speaker saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’?
Ans: The speaker is saying that ‘the children are the most beautiful flowers of all’ because he has experienced the presence of children in his garden. He has observed their simplicity and innocence. He believes that the children are the gift of beautiful nature and their presence has made the entire garden look so beautiful and bloom with different kinds of leaves and flowers. He makes the comparison here to value the children much because he knows the value of children in his garden than the flowers.
c. When the little child smiled at the Giant, and said to him, “You let me play once in your garden, today you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise,” shortly afterwards, the happy giant dies. What is the coincidence of this event? Describe it in relation to this fairy tale.
Ans: The another time, the small child returns in one of the garden’s corners. The giant is very ancient and weak at that time. The child shows up this time to support the monster who once had favored him to play in his cultivate. The giant keeps on looking and holding up for the small child. He is in reality lively as it were to meet the charmed small child. At long last, after the small child’s words, he kicks the bucket within the exceptionally afternoon.
B. The story makes use of personification as one of the main figures of speech. Cite three examples of personification from the story. What is the significance of the seasons personified in the story?
Ans: Here, the author has flawlessly utilized a figure of discourse. The three cases of embodiment are the Snow, the Frost and the north wind. The centrality of the seasons embodied within the story is that they are related to nature and play a really imperative part in changing the giant’s garden with a one of a kind drive against terrible deeds.
C. This story can be read as a fairytale, where the children, the seasons, the tree, the corner of the garden, the snow, the wind and the frost are all used as symbolism. Interpret those symbols.
Ans: Here, the spring season symbolizes bliss though the winter season symbolizes enduring. The tree symbolizes the character of the child as Christ. The corner of the garden symbolizes the sacrosanct put of God from where recovery is conceivable. The snow, the wind and the frost symbolize interesting constrain against awful deeds.
D. Which figure of speech is used for ‘winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail and little child’? Who is the little child compared to?
Ans: Here in this short story, we find the perfect use of personification. Here, winter, frost, snow, north wind, hail and little child have been wonderfully personified. Among these, winter, frost and snow have been personified as feminine gender with unique force. They have done their tasks against the giant’s acts. The north wind, hail and little child have been personified as masculine gender with powers.
The little child is compared to the Chrisitan God ‘Lord Jesus’ here in this story. This little child has been presented with divine powers who has the power to change each and everything. Due to his presence, the garden has been bloomed with beautiful leaves and flowers. The signs of two nails on the palms and feet of the little child have reminded us of the crucifixion of Lord Jesus.
Reference beyond the text
a. What is the main theme of this story?
Ans: There are various themes here in this story as arrogance, consequences of selfishness, love and compassion, the concept of salvation etc. Good deeds are always rewarded whereas bad deeds are always punished. Here, we simply find the arrogance of the giant and his selfishness against the children which have brought bad results for him. But, due to his good deeds, he has got a fine platform to reach outside.
b. Does God punish those who are cruel to children and very selfish?
Ans: Yes, God punishes those who are brutal to and exceptionally childish. Children are assumed to be exceptionally blameless and babies of God. They are known for their effortlessness. Their nearness is the sign of great sign. Able to get a fine case from this story around God’s discipline to the giant. He feels blameworthy himself for his terrible deeds.
Selfish Giant Summary
The story starts with the children playing within the Giant’s garden every evening after arriving from school. The garden was excellent, expansive, with delicate grass and natural product trees. The trees bore wealthy natural product and the winged creatures sang sweetly sitting on them.
One day after seven a long time, the mammoth returned. He was remaining with his companion, the Cornish Monstrosity. The children were anxious to see him. He saw the children playing and said that he would not permit anybody to play here because it was his claim garden. He built a wall around it additionally put up a bulletin board. The bulletin board shown a caution: “Trespassers will be prosecuted.”
The children were depressed because they had no other place to play. They would wander the high garden walls and remember the beautiful garden within them.
Spring season arrived and there were flowers and little birds everywhere. But it was winter in the giant’s garden and there were frost and snow. In the absence of children, the birds did not sing either. Once a flower sprouted from the grass, but after seeing the bulletin board, he also fell asleep again. Then came the north wind and the hail storm. Due to the giant’s selfishness, the golden fruits of autumn also did not reach his garden. Then one morning the giant detected sweet and wonderful music. It was a linnet singing outside his window. The hail and north wind stopped and he could feel spring. He saw the children entering his garden through a small hole. The children were sitting on the tree branches and the trees were blooming. He also saw the birds fly and heard them chirp. The flowers had also risen.
But, to his surprise, winter was still in one corner. He saw that a boy was standing there and he could not reach the branches of the trees. The tree lowered its branches but still, it couldn’t climb. In this scene, his heart melted. He realized that he was actually very selfish. He decided to put that boy on the top of the tree, tear down the walls, and allow the children to play here forever. But when the children saw it, they fled and the garden was winter again. However, that child did not run while crying. The giant put it on the top of the tree and the tree immediately blossomed. He kissed the giant.
The other children came back to realize that the giant is not evil. Spring returned with them. The giant used to play with the children every afternoon, but that child was nowhere to be found. Over the years, it became very weak. One winter morning, he saw a beautiful tree with white flowers in the corner. The branches of the tree were golden and the boy stood underneath.
The boy was harmed, which significantly rankled the giant. He told the boy that he would murder the man who had harmed him. The boy told him that these were the wounds of cherish. The boy grinned and inquired the giant to come to his garden. Afterward, the children found the dead giant beneath the tree secured in white flowers.
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