Chapter 2

NCERT
Class 10
English
Solutions
1. What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospects of receiving an education? Do they change over time?
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Question:

What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospects of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: Compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: “Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal — and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?

Answer:

Hari found the opportunity to acquire the education provided by Anil as a bright career prospect for himself. He knew he could achieve more by learning how to read and write since he was motivated to rob people and to become more scheming and cheating. But there is a change in heart in Hari's reaction to the prospect of receiving an education. The calmness in Anil's life influenced him for the better. He wanted to earn the respect and wanted to become a part of the civilised society. This was the encouragement he needed to return to Anil.

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