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प्रश्न
Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream ?
उत्तर
Jansie, being best friend of sophie did not want that sophie feel any problem by dreaming high since they were earmarked for the biscuit factory. Moreover they belonged to a small family where they had no right to even think bigger.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words :
In one's approach to life one should be practical and not live in a world of dreams. How is Jansie's attitude different from that of Sophie?
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words :
Give the socio-economic conditions in which Sophie lived should she have big dreams? Why? Why not?
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie's dreams?
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie's dreams?
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie's dreams?
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words :
Sophie lives in a world full of dreams which she does not know she cannot realise. Comment.
Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
It is not unusual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie's dreams ?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her to have such dreams?
Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
Does her father believe her story?
Which country did Danny Casey play for?
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
What socio-economic background does Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
Discuss in pairs
1. Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
2. It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasising?
Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?
Look for stories or movies where this theme of hero worship and fantasising about film or sports icons finds a place.
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why did Sophie wish to delve more deeply in 'her brother's affections'?
