CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -“Iswaran the Storyteller” is written by R. K. Laxman. The story is about a junior supervisor named Mahendra, and his cook, Iswaran. Mahendra had to move from one place to another as it was the nature of his job.

Detailed explanation-2: -He is called the storyteller because as storytelling is an art, he is good at it. Iswaran uses special effects, does voice modulation, uses his body language to make the story realistic so that the listener, i.e. Mahendra gets attracted and captivated in his story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although he knew that some of the stories were not true, but the way in which Iswaran narrated them was so interesting that Mahendra would not say anything and listened to him quietly.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Iswaran the Storyteller” is a story about a person who was a master storyteller. He was so good at his craft that the listener would end up believing the story to be true. The theme of the story is ‘the art of storytelling’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Iswaran was a very fascinating and a drama story teller. He gave imaginative descriptions of various events. He used dramatic language and gestures to describe events and changed a simple event in suspense. His stories had surprise endings and unexpected narrations.