The Lost Child By Mulk Raj Anand | Short Summary | Question-Answers | Video Explanation

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The Lost child is a short story published in 1934. The story is set in a village fair. It revolves around a child who gets lost in pursuit of finding different things. Anand shows the struggle the child goes through in the village fair. the story ends by giving a message regarding the true value of parents.


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" The Lost Child "
The gist of the story ‘The Lost Child' is that many things may seem to be attractive in our life as it happened with the little boy. He kept on admiring the things being sold on streets and in the fair, but it was only temporary. The real joy is with the people who care for us not in the objects we see around. It has been depicted very well in the story. The story shows the close bond that the children share with their parents. The lost child forgets all about his desires and yearns deeply for his parents when he fails to find them. Everything else loses its significance and the only thing that matters is his wish to be reunited with his parents. The author has described the psychological state of mind of the lost child.


- WORD MEANINGS -
  • Receding - gradually diminishing
  • Tyrant’s - a cruel ruler
  • Gaudy - showy
  • Intercepting - stopping somebody/something from reaching their destination
  • Abreast - side by side
  • Grove - a small group of trees
  • Throngs - crowd
  • Plea - request
  • Possess - own
  • Whirling - circling
  • Flushed - red face
  • Shrine - a holy place
  • Jostled - to push against somebody in a crowded place
  • Trampled - to step your feet forcefully on somebody/something
  • Surging - moving quickly in a particular direction
  • Steered clear - to move away
  • Mass - crowd
  • Persuasively - convincingly
  • Reiterated - repeated
  • Disconsolate - unhappy

- QUESTION /ANSWERS -

Q. Write a short note on the various things to be found at the fair.
Q. What attracted the child on the footpath?
Q. Why did the child not ask his parents to buy him the burfi?
Q. Compare the reactions of the father and mother at the child’s request for a toy.
Q. How did the mother distract the child’s mind from the toy seller?
Q. Why did the child not ask his parents to buy him balloons even though he was fascinated by them?


Q. What made the child move on from the snake charmer?
Q. How has the lost child’s anxiety and insecurity been described?
Q. Who rescued the lost child? What did he offer him to buy?
Q. Why did the child lose interest in the things he wanted earlier?
Q. Do you think the lost child will be reunited with his parents? Discuss.

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