ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (i) When Spring came, it was still Winter in the garden. In the story, Winter denotes desolate and a negative atmosphere where the trees and flowers never blossom. Winter represents gloominess, depression and longingness for happiness to arrive.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was still winter in one corner of the garden because there was a little boy who was too tiny to climb up on the tree. Thus he stood there weeping. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The Giant saw that through a hole in the wall children had crept in the garden. Because of their arrival flowers blossomed and birds started to sing. It made the spring to come back to the garden. The happiness returned finally to the garden of the Giant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Frost and snow changed the giant’s garden into a very cold place where flowers and trees failed to grow. The garden became a gloomy place. This was because the giant had built a huge wall which was actually built to prevent children from entering. But it also prevented the spring from entering the garden.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The spring is a symbol of happiness. The harsh cold winter is a symbol of suffering. The way there was no flower in the Giant’s garden shows that the happiness was nowhere to be seen in the garden.