A Face in the Dark
Extra Questions …
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Describe how the author has created a feeling of suspense and awe in the minds of the readers before giving the final turn when a thunder of fear and shock strikes them.
ANSWER …
Ruskin Bond is a master weaver of plots that make his stories so gripping. In this story, he prepares his un-suspecting readers by slowly building up the suspense. The school is far away from the town, and the Englishman has to cross a stretch of pine forest each night to reach his room in the school premises. The rustling sound made by the trees drives fear even among the locals. The Englishman is armed just with a torch. He stumbles upon a boy sitting atop a mound crying helplessly. This is a very unusual sight. When he exposes his face to the curious Englishman, the latter is aghast to see just a lump of flesh with no ear, nose or mouth. The shell-shocked Englishman flees from the place, but the villager he encounters to narrate the strange sight has more horror waiting for him. He unveils his face in the dark, and it is the same featureless flesh ball that he had seen earlier.
No human being can withstand such back-to-back shock. It’s like a thunder strike that would fell even the bravest humans. This is the artistry of the author.
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2. Describe Mr. Oliver as a person.
Answer .. Mr. Oliver led a bachelor’s life. This enabled him to roam outside late into the evening and return to his room after night fell. He was not superstitious and so the fear of the jungle at night prevalent among the locals didn’t deter him from walking through the thicket after dusk. He was both curious and kind. This is why he approached the boy seated on the rock piece. As most human beings would react, he fled the place in horror seeing the bizarre face of the boy. The second encounter with a passer-by was a double whammy for Oliver. At the end, Oliver emerges as a normal human being, carefree and rational.
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