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Question
Describe the confrontation between the narrator and Pongo.
Solution
Title: Seventeen Oranges
Author: Bill Naughton
Characters: Narrator, Pongo, and other policemen.
Theme: “Too much of anything is good for nothing”
The narrator used to work in the docks, carrying cargo from the docks. He had an irresistible love for oranges. He stole them, from the boats and ships and chew them for hours.
However one day he was caught by Pongo, the policeman. He wanted to make the narrator’s case an example for all the other workers and frighten them off the consequences of dishonesty and stealing.
The police officer locked him in a cabin and went out to bring another police officer to be a witness. The narrator ate up the seventeen oranges with their pips and peels. He damaged all the evidence against him. That was a very bitter experience for him. The policemen could not do anything against him. The narrator was never crazy about oranges anymore.
“Look before you leap”
Paragraph for Slow Learners
The narrator had a great love for oranges. He could eat oranges all day and every day. He worked in the shipyard. His irresistible love for oranges tempted him to steal the oranges from the boats and ships. One day Pongo, the policeman caught him. He had oranges in his pockets. Pongo wanted to make a case in order to frighten the other workers also.
He locked the narrator in a cabin. He went out to get another policeman as a witness. The narrator decided to damage the evidence. He ate all the oranges with the pips and peels. It was a bitter experience for him. The policemen could not do anything. They had to let him free. The narrator was never crazy about oranges thereafter.
“Covet all, Lose all”
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