ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the narrator feel at the end of the story?
A
Nostalgic
B
Angry
C
Ashamed
D
satisfied
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The narrator feels shame as they did not helped the man in the well nor they tried to know about the what had happened to him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The narrator was hurt when Lutkins and his mother laughed at him. He felt like a fool who was easily coaxed into believing that Lutkins was someone else whereas Lutkins was with him the whole day.

Detailed explanation-3: -What really hurt the feelings of the narrator in the end? The hack driver was Lutkins himself. He had driven the lawyer previous day. The narrator was really hurt when Lutkins and his mother were laughing at him as if he were a bright boy of seven.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Answer: The narrator felt sorry after throwing a stick at the snake because the narrator thought that the snake might him. The snake was sleeping and bathing himself in the sunlight because the weather was nice.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. When the woman who opened the door gave no sign of recognition, the narrator thought she was perhaps mistaken and had rung the wrong bell. When she saw the woman wearing her mother’s green knitted cardigan, she was convinced that she had made no mistake and reached the right address.

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