Lost Spring- Anees Jung: Guide notes answer part-II | CBSE Class 12

Q1) The beauty of glass bangle of Firozabad contrast with the misery of the people who produce them. Comments.

Answer:-  The lives of workers of bangle factory in Firozabad is foil to the beauty of the glass bangle. Their life is colourless but their creation that is, the glass bangles reflect all colours of the rainbow. Bangles are colourful , bright , symbol of suhag of married Indian women which is considered to be auspicious and fill colour and happiness in their lives. But in contrast the producers are impoverished, deprived and remains in dark. They lose their eyesight, slog their day spending light hours in dark, stingy cells in front of furnaces. Human and animal's coexistence, as the life in the primeval state. They do not have leader to fight for them, they are helpless. Thus, they accept this to be fate , destined to be sufferers.

Q2) "Mukesh's dream is also like a mirage"-. Elucidate.

Answer:-  The dreams trapped in the childish mind and seen through the young eyes of Mukesh seems to be a mirage. Mirage, an optical illusion, which even after trying alot can't be approached. Mukesh's dreams were similar to that of a mirage which can only be seen but never can be approached in reality. Mukesh's dream to be a 'motor mrchanic' appears to be foil to the situation of Mukesh's life, trapped in the "vicious cycle" of policemen, middlemen,sahukars, politicians etc. who gradually push them into the net of exploitation, poverty, malpractices. So, Anees Jung has said that his dreams are like mirage, hard to reach, hard to acquire.

Q3)  What is the working condition in the bangle factory of Firozabad? 
Mention the hazards of these industries.

Answer:-  The working condition available to the workers of the glass bangle factory are very much poor compared to the beauty of the bangles. They have to work in extremely high temperature of furnace in the dingy, uncomfortable cells without air and light. They are not provided with proper remuneration with relation to the hard ship so taken up by them .Also proper safety measures are taken up to protect them from its harmfully effects.
           The hazards so faced by the workers of those industries are that the dust from polishing the bangles are injurious to eyes and they often loose eyesights before becoming adults  and their eyes are more adjusted to dark then to light , along with bear physical pain caused by the heat of furnace to earn the meagre income so provided to them.

Two gentlemen of Verona - A.J.Cronin : Questions and answer| CBSE CLASS-X NCERT QUESTIONS

Q) Why didn't Luigi the driver approve of the two boys?

Answer: The driver didn't approve the narrator's decision to buy wild strawberries from the two boys because they were untidy and poorly dressed. Moreover they would get better strawberries in the city of Verona.

Q) Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys?

Answer: The narrator and his companion were impressed by the earnest appeal in the dark eyes of Nicola and Jacopo.

Q) Why was the author surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoe-shine boys?

Answer: The author was surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoe-shine boys, the previous day when he met them he thought they were fruit sellers.

Q) How were the boys useful to the author?

Answer: Nicola and Jacopo were extremely useful to the author. They were ready to buy him a pack of American cigarettes,book seats for the opera or find him the name of a good restaurant. They also helped the author as a tourist guide.

Q) Why were the boys in the square at night? What character traits are manifested?

Answer: Nicola and Jacopo were in that deserted square at night because they were waiting to sell the unsold newspaper to the passengers returning from Padua.
   The characters traits exhibited through this act are that the boys were diligent, determined and honest.

Q) What do you learn from "We are not complaining Sir"?

Answer: The two brothers Nicola and Jacopo were sincerely and honestly working hard to earn sufficient money for the medical expenses of their ailing sister, Lucia who was suffering from tuberculosis of spine. Since they were determined and diligent,they did not expect sympathy or help from anyone. They had no grievance about their I'll fate. So the boys replied rather humbly.

Q) Why didn't the boys disclose their problems?

Answer: The brothers, Nicola and Jacopo did not expect sympathy or help from anybody. They were brave enough to struggle against all odds, in order to fulfil their purpose of accumulating money for their sister Lucia's medical expenses. They proved to be quite matured and so they were evasive their plans.

Q) Justify the  title ' Two gentlemen of Verona' .

Answer: The two brothers Nicola and Jacopo braved the obstacles of life with utmost sincerity, diligence and honesty. They were rather precocious. These are true qualities of a gentleman. So the title is justified.