CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. the doctor interprets that if johnsy continued with her pessimistic behaviour she would have only one out of ten chances of her survival. but in order to encourage johnsy and to boost her morale Sue turns the doctor’s verdict the other way round that she had ten out of one chances of survival.

Detailed explanation-2: -The doctor told Sue that chances of Johnsy to live was like one in ten. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. He added that medicines will only work when the patient wishes to live. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -The doctor said “Johnsy, it seems, has made up her mind that she is not going to get well. If she doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help her.” Sue tried her best to make Johnsy take an interest in things around her. She talked about clothes and fashions, but Johnsy did not respond.

Detailed explanation-4: -The above words are uttered by Johnsy’s doctor on realising that Johnsy is not willingly trying to recover from her illness. The doctor says that if Johnsy sets her mind to dying instead of recovering from her illness, he will subtract 50 percent from the curative power of his medicine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia. The doctor said that she seemed to have made up her mind that she was not going to get well. Medicines would not be able to cure her.