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Summary of Alphonse Daudet’s The Last Lesson
The Last Lesson is a short story written by Alphonse Daudet. It deals with the theme of Language imposition and Language loyalty. It is set in the days of the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, in which France was defeated by Germany (Prussia). The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine were occupied by Germany and the German…
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Memories of Childhood – Summary
In “Memories of Childhood”, there are two autobiographical extracts from the writings of two different female writers from marginalised communities. They look back on their childhood and think about their relationship with mainstream culture. The first part titled ‘The Cutting of My Long Hair’ is by Native American writer, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. The second part…
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Evans Tries an O-Level – Summary
Evans Tries an O-Level by Colin Dexter is an interesting story depicting how a young prisoner called James Evans befools the officers of the prison to escape under a well-laid out plan. Despite all precautions of the prison authorities, Evans is able to escape. Summary It is early March when the story opens. The Secretary…
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On the Face of It by Susan Hill – Summary
The play is about the friendship between an old man Mr. Lamb and a young boy named Deny who is withdrawn and defiant. Both of them suffer from physical impairment. The old man has a tin leg because he got one of his legs blown off in the war. The young boy, Derry, has one…
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Poets and Pancakes – Summary
Poets and Pancakes, is taken from Asokamitran’s book ‘My Years with Boss’. Asokamitran worked in The Gemini Studios. His duty was to cut out newspaper clipping on a wide variety of subjects and preserve them in files. Summary ‘Pancakes’ was the brand name of a make-up material. The Gemini Studios bought a lot of it.…
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Should Wizard Hit Mommy? – Summary
The story, “Should Wizard Hit Mommy?” written by John Updike, revolves around the conflicting views of a child and a parent on the child’s future. Parents express their own expectations. They desire that their children should grow up as per their expectations. However, children have their own ambitions and aspirations. Summary It was a Saturday…
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Journey to the End of the Earth – Summary
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ by Tishani Doshi describes the journey from Madras (Chennai) to Antarctica with a group of high school students to study the conditions there. It is believed that man is responsible for global warming which is causing climatic changes. We hear that ice caps are melting and glaciers are…
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The Enemy – Summary
The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck deals with a situation in which human considerations overpower narrow considerations of national duty. It tells about how people can help enemies on human grounds. To hate our enemy is natural and justifiable, especially during the war time. This story beautifully depicts how a human being rises over his…
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The Tiger King by Kalki – Summary
‘The Tiger King’ is a satire on the conceit of those in power. The story is a good mix of the supernatural, humour and irony. The Tiger King has been magical from his birth. His arrogance takes him on a path of destruction of the tiger population. Summary The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the hero…
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The Third Level – Summary
The Third Level is written by Jack Finney. There are two levels at the Grand Central Station, New York. But Charley, the protagonist of the story, asserts that there is third level too. He uses the third level to escape from the unpleasant life of New York to the pleasant life of Galesburg, Illinois. Summary…