Answer and Explanation:
Do you agree or disagree with this point of view?
I disagree with this point of view.
Find evidence from the story to support or refute the student's claim. In your response, clarify why you agree or disagree with the student's thoughts.
Ravi is a character in the short story "Games at Twilight", by Anita Desai. He and his siblings are playing hide-and-seek when he decides to hide in the shed where old furniture and broken things are kept. Ravi is excited about the idea of winning the game. He is motivated by picturing himself as a champion who got to win over older, smarter kids. After hiding for hours, he comes out and runs to the "den" to become the desperate winner of a game that had been long over. His siblings had forgotten about him.
Upon this awful realization, Ravi feels completely isolated. He is obviously a young child who is still insecure about his place in the world. That's why he is so desperate to win - to prove something to himself and others. But the fact that he was forgotten is utterly disappointing and hurtful. He does not feel included; he does not want to be included anymore:
<em>And the arc of thin arms trembled in the twilight, and the heads were bowed so sadly, and their feet tramped to that melancholy refrain so mournfully, so helplessly, that </em><u><em>Ravi could not bear it. He would not follow them, he would not be included in this funereal game. He had wanted victory and triumph—not a funeral. But he had been forgotten, left out, and he would not join them now. The ignominy of being forgotten—how could he face it? He felt his heart go heavy and ache inside him unbearably. He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his insignificance.</em></u>
•Steve Jobs creating apple created one of the most successful smartphone brands.
•Bill Gates creating Microsoft richest man in the world until Jeff Bezos.
•Jeff Bezos creating Amazon currently richest man in the world.
These are just a few examples.
Answer:
D) It teaches the reader to expect impulsive behavior from Mr. White's interactions with the guest the Whites are expecting.
Explanation:
The correct answer is It teaches the reader to expect impulsive behavior from Mr. White's interactions with the guest the Whites are expecting. His chess play is characterized as "involving radical chances" that expose his most valuable game piece. He ignores the apprehension of his wife and tries to distract his son from his "fatal mistake."
