Answer:
c) In both stories, the characters strive to find a balance between meeting the expectations of two cultures and developing their individual identities.
d) Both characters use their understanding of American culture to help their parents adapt to life in a new environment.
Explanation:
- Both tales' protagonists try to reconcile cultural expectations and personal growth. In "Two Kinds," Jing-mother mei urges Yolanda to be a genius, while her father encourages her to be imaginative.
- Jing-mei learns to play the piano and Yolanda invents a novel flashlight to integrate both cultures. In both tales, the youngsters assist their parents adjust to a new society.
- Yolanda helps her father create a company in "Daughter of Invention." Jing-mei helps her mother learn English and navigate American society in "Two Kinds." In both novels, protagonists' attempts to overcome the cultural barrier lead to deeper ties with their parents.
I cannot find my elephant.
He must have run away.
He isn’t on the sofa
where he promised he would stay.
I’ve looked around the living room,
the kitchen and the hall.
My elephant is missing
and I’m not sure who to call.
I’ll need to get a bloodhound
who can track him by his scent,
or hire a house detective
to discover where he went.
He isn’t in the basement
or the attic or the yard.
You’d think, to find an elephant
would not be quite so hard.
Perhaps I’ll make some posters,
and I’ll offer a reward.
I’d make it more, but fifty cents
is all I can afford.
If you should see my elephant,
he answers to “Jerome.”
Please tell him that I miss him
and I wish he’d come back home.
He knows the way. It’s up the street
and down our garden path.
And next time I won’t warn him
when it’s time to take his bath.
Answer:
Moving too quickly could cause Bill and his dogs to become ill or die.
Explanation:
the passage sates Speed was important, but he could not push his team too hard. The dogs' lungs might frost from breathing heavily in the Arctic air.
Answer:
her tone is ironic,she did think this would teach her such a good lesson.
Explanation:
Answer:
"Stalked off in search of worthier prey, whistling spiritedly so that the hiders should hear and tremble"/ "Where could he burrow?"/ "Ravi had a frightening glimpse of them as Raghu combed the hedge of crotons and hibiscus, trampling delicate ferns underfoot as he did so"/ "Ravi looked about him desperately, swallowing a small ball of snot in his fear."
Explanation:
Anita Desai's story "Games At Twilight" is set in an Indian atmosphere, with the children as the main protagonists. The story deals with the issues of children, their disillusioned fantasies, and the universal theme of children playing games along with their world.
The given excerpt from the story shows the children playing a game of hide-and-seek. And this scene resembles a hunting scene, where the hunter follows and captures his prey. Likewise, the hunter, in this case, is Raghu, with the "long, hefty, hairy footballer legs". And he is searching for the other children who represent the prey.
The description of not only Raghu, but the way Ravi, the protagonist describes the fear in Manu also suggests a hunting imagery. He got frightened and tried "desperately" to hide and stay away from being detected, all the while "swallowing a small ball of snot in his fear".
All these tiny descriptions makes the game sound like a hunt.
